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Inspire your Key Stage 2 students with the remarkable story of Dame Evelyn Glennie, the world-renowned percussionist who overcame profound deafness to achieve global success. This 20-minute play script celebrates her life and philosophy, emphasizing themes of listening with your whole body, overcoming obstacles, and the diversity of human expression.

Key Features:

Empowering Storyline: The script follows Evelyn Glennie’s journey from her childhood in Scotland, where she had a unique connection to sound, through her diagnosis of hearing loss and her innovative approach to feeling music, to her triumphant career as a solo percussionist.

Key Scenes:

Scene 1: The Music Inside Me: Introduces Young Evelyn’s early sensitivity to sound and her love for music, followed by the onset of her hearing loss.

Scene 2: A Different Kind of Listening: Focuses on Evelyn’s determination to continue making music and the pivotal role of her teacher, Ron Forbes, who guides her to listen through physical sensation.

Scene 3: Knocking on Closed Doors: Depicts Evelyn’s audition at the Royal Academy of Music, where she challenges the panel’s perceptions of hearing and music.

Scene 4: A World Stage for a Unique Talent: Showcases Evelyn’s successful career as a solo percussionist and her philosophy of “teaching the world to listen.”

Scene 5: Everyone Has Their Own Music: Concludes with a message of celebrating individual talents and listening to the world with openness.

Large Cast: The script is designed for 30 characters, ensuring all children have an opportunity to participate.

Educational Focus: It explains how Evelyn Glennie learned to perceive music through physical vibrations and promotes a broader understanding of listening.

Interactive Element: The script incorporates a simple vibration experiment that can be demonstrated during the performance.

Uplifting Song: It includes a YouTube link and lyrics for the song “Persevere,” reinforcing the theme of overcoming challenges.

Detailed Production Notes: The script provides a character list, prop list, and scene descriptions to facilitate easy preparation.

This play script offers a powerful and engaging way to teach children about:

Overcoming adversity

The power of music and the senses

Celebrating individual differences

The importance of listening