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Mar 2023
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Planting the Golden Seed with Evelyn Gle...

High Performance
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These bitesize episodes focus on the greatest lessons we’ve learnt from the guests we've had on the podcast.


Today, Jake takes us back to episode 45 with Dame Evelyn Glennie. Evelyn is a Scottish percussionist, who has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12. In this clip, she discusses how important it is to open the world of children to new things that will inspire and ignite them. 


This bitesize clip explores following passion and how giving children responsibility positively impacts them.


You can listen to the full conversation here: https://pod.fo/e/bdfb7


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