What did Ron Forbes ask Evelyn to do?

Correct answer: To feel vibrations

Ron Forbes helped Evelyn Glennie understand that losing ordinary hearing did not mean that she had to abandon music. He asked her to listen in a new way by feeling the vibrations produced by instruments. She learned to recognise different sounds through parts of her body, including her fingertips, cheekbones, hair, skin, and feet. Therefore, option B is correct. Options A and D are opposite to Forbes’s supportive purpose, because he encouraged her musical development rather than asking her to withdraw. Option C is also unsuitable: writing could record musical ideas, but it could not replace the physical experience of sound. The incident shows how an insightful teacher can transform a difficulty into a practical method of learning.