Expanding auditory imagination beyond physical hearing range reveals new sonic worlds

Evidence

Imagine that your ears have extended range above and below the normal range of 16hz to 20khz. What could you be hearing? — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 337

Categorization

• SEED: Could seed a lesson or essay on how imagining inaudible frequencies trains deep listening and expands sonic awareness beyond the physical ear.
• QUESTION: What would actually be audible if human hearing extended beyond 16Hz-20kHz? The exercise invites factual curiosity about infra/ultrasound.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 337
• XREF: connects to: Imagining extended auditory range opens perception of unheard frequencies; Deep listening moves between vast sonic totality and targeted focus; Being open to listening changes how sounds are perceived, expanding perception — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 422 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Headphone listening reveals sounds ordinarily outside awareness #exemplifies (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 279
• Being open to listening changes how sounds are perceived, expanding perception #corroborates (0.75) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 422