Hi Everyone,
Welcome to our last Health Hero for this week, our key focus has been looking at our Mental, Physical and Social Wellbeing.
Dame Evelyn Glennie began to lose her hearing aged 8 and became profoundly deaf aged 12 however this did not stop her in becoming one of the most famous percussionists on an international level.
I’d like to finish this week off with another local hero who embraces all aspects of Music and has achieved so much by showing some determination and having a growth mindset!
We’ll be back Next Tuesday for some sport themed Health Heroes.
As always please leave some comments for Dame Evelyn Glennie to see!
This is fabulous to have such an inspirational person talk to us. We talk at school about resilience and a ‘can do’ /growth mindset approach- Evelyn Glennie truly has that attitude. I love hearing her speak about her music and what it means to her. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and memories of Methlick🌈🙌
Hello, that was very inspiring and I loved seeing all the amazing instruments.
They all looked fascinating, Emily – I hardly recognised any of them. She is so passionate about her music, isn’t she?
Great to see wasn’t it Emily, she has so many different instruments.
I liked the music that you made with the instrument on your lap it was lovely and soft. I thought it was magical.
Is that you all caught up with our videos Charlotte, Well Done 🙂 Evelyn music is very magical i agree, we will have new videos next week continuing our theme of Health Heroes
Good Morning Miss Deans
I love listening to Evelyn talk about her job! with such passion. Evelyn you are so inspiring, having had so many challenges to face.
I like to relax, close my eyes 😌and listen to some of your soothing pieces, but I also love to listen to some of the louder, storm ⛈like compositions.
PS Niall, says “Hello”
Thank you Mrs Webster its great to hear Evelyn give us an insight into her career and love of music very inspiring.
Hi! I loved all of the satisfying Music.I play the piano and it sounds nothing like a Con. 🙂
Thank you for your kind comments, have you seen our other Health Heroes this week click the pictures at the side of the blog to see more Health Heroes 🙂
It’s amazing isn’t it Sally? I believe it is called a Cajón.
I just looked it up and have discovered that it is originally from Peru in South America.
She is amazing. I love the instruments.
Good morning Frida and Lucas. I love this too, super cool!
COOL.
I loved this video. Evelyn is so inspiring. I loved looking at all the different instruments in the room. I wonder what percussion instruments there are at Methlick? The last instrument she played sounded amazing and I have never heard it before. I will have to do some research on it.
That was really good. I did not know there were so many different instruments, her collection is amazing.
That was amazing! I would love to try that red instrument.
It was inspirational! Thank you 🙂
Great to hear from you Jamie, Have you been able to watch yesterday cooking one I think you would like it 🙂
Wow. That was great.
My mum remembers her coming to play with an orchestra at her high school when she was young. It was Lochaber High School in Fort William. She remembers loving it as it was her first live orchestra she’d heard. She remembers the vibrations through the wooden floor.
Wowee Erin what a lovely memory and experience your mum has to tell you. Glad you enjoyed watching 🙂
All these lovely comments about music- I feel we need to get some sort of Methlick Music group going once we are all back in the building again.
Wow
Evelyn is an amazing person, my dad knows her.
I loved listening to her story, memories are food to have.
I got a drum kit 🥁 for my Christmas and I am learning to play it, with my dad doing guitar 🎸
Music is so much fun and makes you feel very happy when feeling sad
I would love to be part of a band and gain more confidence in playing music instruments
Very kind words Dylan glad you enjoyed listening to Evelyn,how exciting you are learning the drums 🙂
Hi, I loved all the video’s especially liked Evelyn Glennie :-)!!!!!
Yes, she was my favourite too, Hannah.
Thanks Hannah, we have some more Health Heroes surprises next week 🙂 I can’t wait for you all to see the next ones 🙂
I liked listening to this and I like her music (says Evelyn, now drumming with her pencils on the kitchen table!)
Lovely to hear from you Evelyn I’m glad you enjoyed Evelyn’s video and are now practising around the house 🙂
My mum played a young Evelin Glennie in a Chinese documentary about her young life when she was at Ellon academy. She was picked because she played drums and percussion and was taught by Evelin Glennies teacher!
Wow that’s amazing thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed !
Wow, that was fantastic! I didn’t know there were that many percussion instruments!
Lovely to hear from you Henry, glad you enjoyed the video i also did not know how many different percussion instruments there were. Amazing !