Recasting familiar sounds as novel transforms ordinary perception into deep attention
Evidence
Listen to any sound as if it had never been heard before. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 333
Categorization
- SEED: A compact exercise for teaching defamiliarization in listening; could anchor a workshop or short essay on un-learning automatic auditory perception.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 333
- XREF: connects to: Sharpened awareness of words sharpens perception of social phenomena. — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 23; Ordinary objects can be transformed into musical instruments through attention — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 695; A constant pulse stream can be re-perceived by accent groupings. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 262 (+6 more)
Broader Connections
- Linguistic thoughts can be heard as sounds rather than meanings
#exemplifies(0.90) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 221 - Being open to listening changes how sounds are perceived, expanding perception
#corroborates(0.85) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 422 - Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it
#expands(0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346 - Deep Listening expands to the whole soundscape while focusing on single sounds
#expands(0.75) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 77 - Trailing a focused sound to its end returns one to global awareness
#expands(0.65) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 187