Question

Deep Listening Essay

Write a short paper (1-2 pages, double space) based on the premise of

Pauline Oliveros “Some Sound Observations” in Audio Culture; 102-106

My location is The Pier

1- First: read the Oliveros text; you will be modeling yours on her writing.

2- Select a location where you can safely sit for at least one hour and notate all the sounds in the surroundings.

3- Relate the sounds you hear to musical gestures in terms of rhythm, speed, loudness, pitch variety and other aspects, such as melody and harmony, if applicable.

4- Focus on the process of listening: how your awareness of the space changes when you pay attention to the sounds around you.

Answer 1

My location is the pier
3, when I am sitting safely near to pier I hear wave sounds, birds singing sound. My ears feel like caves when air rushing the water. sounds produced by streaming the strings of musical instruments. I heard a melody sound with a combination of pitch and galloping rhythm. Awareness of the space changes when we pay attention to the particular sounds. High-level factors like attention, intention, and knowledge influence with perception.
4, our ears hear 3000HZ, some people hear collisions of air molecules. rushing audio range can make more attention to the sounds. contemporary music on phenomenological changes make possible attention on the sound listening