Quiet sounds remain faintly audible if one learns to listen carefully

Evidence

My specialty is quiet, although I record other sounds, too. Quiet is almost too faint for human ears, but not quite, if you learn to listen carefully. I listen carefully. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 35

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘quiet’ not as silence but as sound barely within hearing range, attainable by trained attention.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 35
• XREF: connects to: Background noise may prevent us from hearing an otherwise audible forest sound — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1010; Hearing is passive while listening requires active attention — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 320; Hearing gathers all sound but listening is selective and rarely conscious — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 61 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• The act of hearing itself makes total sensory silence unattainable #corroborates (0.50) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 526
• In near-total silence a person may hear the mechanics of their own body #exemplifies (0.45) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 578