NCERT Class 9 English Chapter 2- The Sound of Music Question and Answer
The sound of music
Question 1:
Answer
these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.
1. How old was Evelyn when she went to
the Royal Academy of Music?
ANSWER: Evelyn was seventeen
years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.
2. When was her deafness first noticed?
When was it confirmed?
ANSWER: Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was
confirmed when she was eleven.
Question 2:
Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30 – 40 words).
1. Who helped her to continue with
music? What did he do and say?
ANSWER: Percussionist Ron Forbes helped Evelyn
to continue with music.
He began by tuning two large drums to different notes. He asked her not
to listen to them through her ears but to try and sense the sound in some other
manner.
2. Name the various places and causes
for which Evelyn performs.
ANSWER: Evelyn, with a hectic international schedule, gives solo performances
at regular concerts. Apart from these, she gives free concerts in prisons and
hospitals. She also accords high priority to classes for young musicians.
Question 3:
Answer the question in two or three paragraphs (100 – 150 words).
1. How does Evelyn hear music?
ANSWER:
Evelyn does not hear music, she feels it. She senses the notes through
different parts of her body. Initially, she was encouraged by percussionist Ron
Forbes, who tuned two drums to different notes and asked her to sense the sound
without using her ears. She realized that she could feel the higher drum from
the waist up and the lower drum from the waist down. This exercise helped
Evelyn to open up her mind and body to sounds and vibrations.
Evelyn explains that when she plays the xylophone, she senses the sound
flowing up the stick and into her fingertips. She leans against the drums,
stands barefoot on a wooden platform so that she can feel the vibrations. She
says how her whole body including her hair is sensitive to her music and its
resonances.
The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan
Question 1:ThinKing
about the Text
ANSWER:
Tick the right answer.
1. The (shehnai, pungi✔) was a ‘reeded
noisemaker.’
2. (Bismillah Khan, A barber✔, Ali Bux)
transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
3. Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were (barbers, professional
musicians✔).
4. Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux✔, Paigambar Bux, Ustad Faiyaaz Khan).
5. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan✔, U.S.A., Canada).
ANSWER:
|
Bismillah Khan’s feelings about |
Positive |
Negative |
Neutral |
|
|
1. |
teaching
children music |
✔ |
|
|
|
2. |
the
film world |
|
✔ |
|
|
3. |
migrating
to the U.S.A. |
|
✔ |
|
|
4. |
playing
at temples |
✔ |
|
|
|
5. |
getting
the Bharat Ratna |
✔ |
|
|
|
6. |
the
banks of the Ganga |
✔ |
|
|
|
7. |
leaving
Benaras and Dumraon |
|
✔ |
|
Question 3:
Answer these questions in 30 – 40 words.
1. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of
the pungi?
ANSWER: Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the musical instrument
called pungi in the royal residence because its sound was shrill and unpleasant.
2. How is a shehnai different from
a pungi?
ANSWER: Shehnai has a better tonal quality than pungi. It
is a natural hollow stem pipe with holes on its body and is longer and broader
than the pungi. Shehnai is, in a way, an improvement upon
the pungi.
3. Where was the shehnai played
traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
ANSWER: Traditionally, the shehnai was part of
the naubat or traditional ensemble of nine instruments found
at royal courts. Those days, it
was played only in temples and weddings. Bismillah Khan changed this by
bringing it onto the classical
stage.
4. When and how did Bismillah Khan get
his big break?
ANSWER: Bismillah Khan got his big break in 1938 with the opening of the All India Radio in Lucknow.
He started playing the shehnai on radio and soon became quite popular.
5. Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai
on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?
ANSWER: On 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan played the Raag Kaafi on his shehnai from the Red Fort.
The event was historical because it was on the occasion of India's Independence
from British Rule.
6. Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to
start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?
ANSWER: Bismillah Khan refused one of his
student's request to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. because
he would not live away from Hindustan,
specifically, from Benaras, the River Ganga and Dumraon.
7. Find at least two instances in the
text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.
ANSWER: In his initial years, Bismillah used
to practice in the temples of Benaras and on the banks of River Ganga. Later,
his love for India and Bernaras made him turn down the offer to head a shehnai
school in
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