Group soundscape scanning synchronizes attention through shared listening cues

Evidence

In a group or crowd can you hear with their ears? — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 338 (#expands, via linked claim)

A group assembles to scan the soundscape by listening. When someone feels the impulse to know what others are hearing, a signal such as standing up or raising a hand is made. The group members share what they are hearing at that moment. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 380 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
  • XREF: connects to: Predetermined written parts heighten uncertainty and concentration in group sounding — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 290; Disparate sounds can be unified through relational listening — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 295; Listening together is an act of transforming shared space through sound — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 294 (+4 more)

Broader Connections