Improvised sound can emerge before conscious recognition of it

Evidence

When I arrive on stage, I am listening and expanding to the whole of the space/time continuum of perceptible sound. I have no preconceived ideas. What I perceive as the continuum of sound and energy takes my attention and informs what I play. What I play is recognized consciously by me slightly (milliseconds) after I have played any sound.28 … The music comes through as if I have nothing to do with it but allow it to emerge through my instrument and voice. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 57

Categorization

  • QUESTION: What is the actual measured delay between action and conscious recognition of one’s own playing? This is a testable claim.
  • XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in how consciousness is affected by profound attention to sonic environment. — connects to: Deep listening can decouple conscious recognition from performance action — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 57; Trained performers can play music without truly listening — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 46; Hearing gathers all sound but listening is selective and rarely conscious — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 61 (+5 more)
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 57

Broader Connections