Perceptual listening involves attending to sounds not yet present.

Evidence

Listening for what has not yet sounded—like a fisherman waiting for a nibble or a bite. … Pull the sound out of the air like a fisherman catching a fish, sensing its size and energy —when you hear the sound,—play it. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 382

Categorization

• SEED: Could anchor an essay or workshop exercise on ‘sound fishing’ as a generative listening practice for improvisers and teachers.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 382
• XREF: connects to: Disparate sounds can be unified through relational listening — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 295; Intention directs attention to when and where a chosen sound occurs — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 331; Hearing is passive while listening requires active attention — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 320 (+4 more)