Not that anyone will ever read this, but this video was so meaningful for me that it hurts that it doesn't hit the spot with any sifters. Oh well. No need to try for requeue.

Discarding this video. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 4 days.

oh boy *save that shizzle, this is so important. if more people were taught this, there'd be less terrible music in the world, and utopia would be achieved.

Saving this video from the discard pile and sending it back to the queue for one more try; last queued Sunday, October 28th, 2007 9:04pm PDT - save requested by MINK.

upvote from this musician...had my eyes opened a bit by this I dare say.

I am mostly deaf (without my bone conduction hearing aid) and met deaf peoeple. We usually like to listen/feel to bass. Of course more bass when you can't hear.

Original Source: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/103

Her Web SIte: http://www.evelyn.co.uk/

I watched it at Ted. I put in the videosift link because, well because sifttalk had just pointed us at a bunch of ted talks on youtube. Would it have been better to get the ted talks embed?

I'm awfully glad to see this doing better this time.

beethoven was deaf.

Loved this sift! I just wish YOuTube would get its act together so I can watch the whole damn thing! (stops at the last parts)

The TED talk is here: http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/103

I don't know why, but I somehow thought TED was one of the VS hosts, which of course I see now it isn't. I was wondering if their wide screen would be an issue. Anyway, go to the TED folks for the full show. It's worth it.

While her comparisons of a "technical and a musical" interpretation of a piece are rather ridiculous, her message is a plain one and a right one, and she is obviously a brilliant prodigy. According to her wiki, she's "profoundly deaf." How does she speak so well? Amazing.

Ant, give us 20 more years and we'll have auditory brain implants. 10 years after that, they'll be as good as young teenagers' ears and everyone will want them. 50 years after that and humanity will hear what it never thought hearable, and on command...

she speaks so well (with accent too) because her deafness came afer she was a proficient talker: age 12 sayeth wiki

i have Central Auditory Processing Disorder - my brain misinterprets occasionally and i have to "figure out" what i hear. this is a large reason why i love music: it doesn't get scrambled to me.

*promote

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Sunday, November 25th, 2007 9:13am PST - promote requested by ant.

great promote ant.

So glad this sift is here!
I just saw Evelynn Glennie last night in a kick ass performance of a brand-new concerto written especially for her called "Shaman" It was virtuousic and mesemerizing. She is truly a unique talent. So inspiring.