CLASS 9TH CHAPTER 2 SOUND OF MUSIC , WIND

 

E.S. CLASSES BALDEOGARH

Class :- 9th

The Sound of Music (संगीत की आवाज)

 

Short answer Questions

Q1 :- How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy ?

Ans:- She was seventeen .

Q2 :- When her deafness first noticed When was it confirmed ?

Ans:- Her deafness was first noticed at the age of eight It was confirmed when she was eleven .

(30-40) words

Q1 :- Who helped her to continue with music ? What did he do and say ?***

Ans :- Mr. Ron Forbes helped her to continue with music .he begain to teach her by tuining two large drums to differents notes. And he said “Don’t listen through your ears .try to sence it some other way .

Q2 :- Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs ?

Ans:- Evelyn performs in prisons and hospitals . She loves to give classes for young musicians and for deaf children too .

(100-150)

Q1 :- How does Evelyn hear music ?**

Ans :- She was hearing music body sounds and vibrations .

 

The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan (Part- 2)

 

Q1 :- Why did Aurangzab ban the playing of Pungi ?

Ans :- He banned the playing Pungi because it had a shrill unpleasant voice .

 

Q2 :- How is a shehnai different form of pungi ?

Ans :- Shehnai is a hollow pipe that is longer and it has seven holes. Whereas Pungi is ball shaped in between with shrill sound .

Q3 :- Where was the shehnai played traditionally ? how did Bismillah Khan change this ?

Ans :- Traditionally ,shehnai was played at the royal court , in the temples of wedding .

       Bismillah Khan invested new ragas with the shehnai and thus brought it on the stage with other instruments .

Q4 :- When and how did Bismillah khan get his big break ?

Ans :- In 1938, Bismillah Khan got a big break with opening of the all India Radio in Lucknow.

Q5:- Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August ,1947 ? Why was the event historic ?

Ans :- He played shehnai from Red Fort to greet the nation

            The events was historic as on this day India gained freedom .

Q6 :- Why did Bismillah khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. ?

Ans :- He refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. because he loves India .

 

 

 

E.S. CLASSES BALDEOGARH

Class :- 9th

Wind (वायु)

 

Short answer Questions

Q1(1) :- What are the things the wind does in the first stanza ?

Ans:- The wind blows violenly .It destroys everything and also brought rain.

(2) :- Self ?

(3) :- What does the poet say the wind god winnows ?*

Ans :- Wind god winnows means that nature shift the weak things from the strong once .

(4) :- What should we do to make friends with the wind ?

Ans:- We make self-body strong and make the heart steadfast .

(5) :- What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you ?

Ans :-.

(6) :- How does the poet speak to the wind ?

Ans :-The poet speaks to the wind humour .Yes I have seen the wind destroying the property mercilessly.

 

Q2 :- How is a shehnai different form of pungi ?

Ans :- Shehnai is a hollow pipe that is longer and it has seven holes. Whereas Pungi is ball shaped in between with shrill sound .

Q3 :- Where was the shehnai played traditionally ? how did Bismillah Khan change this ?

Ans :- Traditionally ,shehnai was played at the royal court , in the temples of wedding .

       Bismillah Khan invested new ragas with the shehnai and thus brought it on the stage with other instruments .

Q4 :- When and how did Bismillah khan get his big break ?

Ans :- In 1938, Bismillah Khan got a big break with opening of the all India Radio in Lucknow.

Q5:- Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August ,1947 ? Why was the event historic ?

Ans :- He played shehnai from Red Fort to greet the nation

            The events was historic as on this day India gained freedom .

Q6 :- Why did Bismillah khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. ?

Ans :- He refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. because he loves India .