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The Sound Of Music Here is the CBSE About 2.html Chapter 2 for Class 9 students. Summary and detailed explanation of the lesson, including the definitions of difficult words. All of the exercises and questions and answers from the lesson's back end have been completed. NCERT Solutions for Class 9 About 2.html The Sound Of Music Chapter 2 NCERT Solutions for Class 9 About 2.html The Sound Of Music Chapter 2 The following is a summary in Hindi and English for the academic year 2021-2022. You can save these solutions to your computer or use the Class 9 About 2.html.

Question 1

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How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?

Solution

Evelyn was Seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Question 2

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When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?

Solution

When Evelyn was eight years old, her deafness was noticed. When she turned 11, her deafness was confirmed.

Question 3

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Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?

Solution

Percussionist Ron Forbes spotted her potential in music. He helped Evelyn to continue with music. Ron Forbes advised her to feel the music instead of listening it. 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.

Question 4

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Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.

Solution

Evelyn performs at music concerts. In a very hectic schedule, she manages to give solo performances. Apart from that, she performs free at prison and hospitals. Through music she wants to spread the message of love and peace to prisoners and sick people.

Question 5

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How does Evelyn hear music?

Solution

Evelyn can't hear music but she feels the music by sensing the notes in different parts of her body. When Ron forbes tuned two drums 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.

When she played the Xylophone, she could sense the sound passing up the stick into her fingertips. By leaning against the drums, she could feel the resonances flowing into her body. On a wooden platform, she removed her shoes so that the vibrations could pass through her bare feet. She herself said that music poured in through every part of her body. It tingled in the skin, her cheekbones and even in her hair.

Question 6

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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).

Solution

1. The pungi was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’
2. A barber transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
3. Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were professional musicians.
4. Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from Ali Bux.
5. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to Afghanistan.

Question 7

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Find the words in the text which show Ustad Bismillah Khan’s feelings about
the items listed below. Then mark a tick (✔) in the correct column. Discuss your
answers in class.

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

Solution

Bismillah Khan’s feelings about

Positive

Negative

Neutral

1. teaching children music

Yes

2. the film world

No

3. migrating to the U.S.A.

No

4. playing at temples

Yes

5. getting the Bharat Ratna

Yes

6. the banks of the Ganga

Yes

7. leaving Benaras and Dumraon

No

Question 8

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Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?

Solution

Aurangzeb banned the playing of musical instrument pungi because it had a shrill, unpleasant sound.

Question 9

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How is a shehnai different from a pungi?

Solution

Shehnai is an improved version of pungi as it has a better tonal quality than pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe with seven holes on its body and is longer and broader than the pungi.

Question 10

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Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change
this?

Solution

In the past, the shehnai was a part of the naubat or traditional ensemble of nine instruments found at royal courts. It was used only in temples and weddings till recently. Ustad Bismillah Khan gets the credit for bringing this instrument onto the classical stage.

Question 11

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When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?

Solution

Bismillah Khan's big break came with the opening of the All India Radio in
Lucknow in 1938. Soon, he became an often-heard shehnai player on radio.

Question 12

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Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was
the event historic?

Solution

Bismillah Khan played the Shehnai at Red Fort on 15 August1947. The event was historic because India gained Independence on that day. Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai. He poured his heart out into Raag Kafi from the Red Fort to an audience which included Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Question 13

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Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?

Solution

Bismillah Khan is so fond of Benares and Dumraon that he refused one of his student's request to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. The student even promised to
recreate the atmosphere of Benaras by replicating the temples there but Bismillah Khan denied on account of the fact that he would miss River ganga.

Question 14

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Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan
loves India and Benaras.

Solution

The two instances were:

Bismillah Khan refused one of his student's offer to start a shehnai school in U.S.A. because of his excessive attachment with Benares, River Ganga and Dumraon.
The second instance is when Khansaab was asked by Shekhar Gupta about moving to Pakistan during the partition, he said that he would never leave Benaras.

Question 15

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I. Look at these sentences.
• Evelyn was determined to live a normal life.
• Evelyn managed to conceal her growing deafness from friends and teachers.
The italicised parts answer the questions: “What was Evelyn determined to do?”
and “What did Evelyn manage to do?” They begin with a to-verb (to live, to conceal).

Complete the following sentences. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the
questions in brackets.
1. The school sports team hopes____ (What does it hope to do?)
2. We all want (What do we all want to do?)
3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother_ (What
did they advise her to do?)
4. The authorities permitted us to_ (What did the authorities
permit us to do?)
5. A musician decided to______ (What did the musician decide
to do?)

Solution

1. The school sports team hopes to win the match.
2. We all want to go to succeed in our life.
3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother to consult a doctor.
4. The authorities permitted us to construct the building.
5. A musician decided to open a school for children.

Question 16

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II. From the text on Bismillah Khan, find the words and phrases that match these definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the words/phrases has been given for you in brackets.

1. the home of royal people (1) ____ .
2. the state of being alone (5) .
3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2)_ .
4. to do something not done before (5) __ .
5. without much effort (13) .
6. quickly and in large quantities (9) _ and ________ .

Solution

1. the royal residence
2. solitude
3. indispensable
4. invent
5. effortlessly
6. thick and fast

Question 17

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III. Tick the right answer.
1. When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
2. When a government bans something, it wants it (stopped/started).
3. When something is considered auspicious, (welcome it/avoid it).
4. When we take to something, we find it (boring/interesting).
5. When you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful/find it of
no use).
6. When you replicate something, you do it (for the first time/for the second
time).
7. When we come to terms with something, it is (still upsetting/no longer
upsetting).

Solution

1. When something is revived, it lives again.
2. When a government bans something, it wants it stopped.
3. When something is considered auspicious, welcome it.
4. When we take to something, we find it interesting.
5. When you appreciate something, you find it good and useful.
6. When you replicate something, you do it for the second time.
7. When we come to terms with something, it is no longer upsetting

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Question 18

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IV. Consult your dictionary and complete the following table. The first one has been done for you.

adjective
only before noun
not before noun
both before and
after the verb be

indispensable

impressed

afraid

outdoor

paternal

countless

priceless

Solution

adjective	only before noun	not before noun	both before and after the verb be
indispensable			yes
impressed		yes	yes
afraid		yes	yes
outdoor	yes
paternal	yes
countless	yes
priceless	yes		yes

Question 19

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1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?

Solution

In the first stanza, the wind shutters breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers, throws down the books from the shelf, tears the pages of the books and brings showers of rain.

Question 20

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2. Have you seen anybody winnow grain at home or in a paddy field? What is the word in your language for winnowing? What do people use for winnowing?(Give the words in your language,if you know them.)

Solution

Many people can be seen winnowing grain at home or in a paddy field in villages. In Hindi, the word used for winnowing is Pachhorana. People use chaaj or winnowing fan for winnowing purpose.

Question 21

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What does the poet say the wind god winnows?

Solution

The poet says that the wind god winnows weak crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters, crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives, sorrowful hearts and then crushes them.

Question 22

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What should we do to make friends with the wind?

Solution

To make friends with wind we need to build strong homes with firm doors. We should also make ourselves physically and mentally strong by building strong, firm bodies and having steadfast hearts.

Question 23

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What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?

Solution

The poet ends the poem on a positive note inspiring us to face the wind. The poet has used the wind to symbolize the miseries in our lives which break us and takes everything from us. The poet suggests that we should deal with disastrous abilities of wind courageously. He tells us that the wind can only extinguish the weak fires; it intensifies the stronger ones. Similarly, adversities deter the weak-hearted but make stronger those who have unfaltering will. In such a case, befriending the wind or the hardships of life makes it easier for us to face them.

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