Evelyn Glennie: Shows How to Listen

What will you remember about her performance?
I think that I would remember the emotion and passion she has for her music. Even though she was deaf she really knew what she was doing and all the cool sounds she made on the marimba.


Describe what it felt like listening to her play. What factors helped create this moment? You can describe any of the times that she played on either instrument

I really enjoy listening to the her playing because she would have various sounds some were relaxing and some were not. It inspired me because she was deaf but she still focused on what she like and did not give up like other deaf people would. I really like when she used the drums too because she wasn't only playing with the drum sticks but with her hands, jewelry etc..

What elements of her performance influenced what the audience heard?
I think it is how much emotion she put into the performance. I thought it was surprising that she was deaf because she didn't seem like she was. Until she said that she had been like that since she was 12 years old. She basically just had to be able to feel the music she played.

What did she mean by, "Each person experiences music in their own way"?
I think she meant that people can be blind, deaf, or even have nothing and they all have their own way to feel, hear, and play music. Not everybody likes to hear the same music because it really depends on their personality if they are more outgoing like to party then they might like hip-pop or just songs that you can dance to. If people are more calm and like top relax then they might listen to oldies, r&b etc..

Sustainability Visit

I visited a farmers market on Sunday March 9 and interviewed a worker..

1. What is your name and our role here at the (farmers market, CSA, community garden?
My name is Tera Simpson and I run part of this farmers market.

2. Why do you choose to shop/garden/support this CSA?
Well actually is really good for the environment for us to sell organic products, and also to support the CSA.

3. When did you first start coming here?
I started coming to a farmers market probably like 2 years ago.

4. Do you garden at home? Why or why not?
The only thing that I can do right now is not much since I don't have much space to garden a lot of stuff. So the only things I do plant are herbs and avocados.

5. What would be your advice to get others to do what you do?
As a worker at a farmers market I think the food that we sell here is very healthy food. I think they might want shop here for healthier food.

BLOG ASSIGNMENT :)

1. What struck you about the location you visited? Was it what you expected or very different?
What struck me the most is that there were different shops about very different types of foods. I expect it there to be more shops about organic food but there was only about 4 and the rest had jewelery and snacks of food and flower shops.

2. Which items were cheaper than you expected? Which were more expensive?
Well i saw different types of foods but the little fruits were expensive. Only if you wanted extra things on your fruit they would increase the prize. The vegetables were more expensive especially if you wanted the dozen.

3. Do you think you will start going to a farmers market more often? Or using a community garden? Or supporting a CSA?
Well i can't really say I'll start going because my mom is the one that buys the groceries and see usually bus the food from the supermarkets, but I am going to start encouraging her to shop at a farmers market. I think I will support the CSA its very important because its all about being healthy and eating right.

4. How do these locations fit into our essential questions of "Why Don't People Live More Sustainably?" and "How Can I Convince them to do So?"
Well people might not live more sustainably because maybe they can't afford to buy expensive food. We all know organic food is expensive, but it is important to eat healthy so we can have a healthy life. We can convince them to do so by giving more information on how it can be healthy for their kids and also their whole family. If more and more people buy organic food instead of junk food then companies would start making organic food and might decrease the prize of it to make money.

The Seniors Garden :)

1. Will you make a garden now?

If had my own house and the space to do my own garden, then I think I will. I think it's really cool how you can plant your own food.

2. What strucked you about it?

The thing that really strucked me was how they all had different types of vegetables planted in only 7 months. They planted in October and now have a lot of plants and flowers as well.

3. Would you like to continue the seniors work?

I think it will be great to keep planting more plants and vegetables. We could make the garden big and make it the HTHMA garden. :)