Some (Preliminary) Lessons



  • Individuals are able to approach the listening experience using different modes.

  • Some of the modes can be evoked by conscious intent.

  • Some modes (e.g. fault listening) may be evoked by the listening experience itself without our willful control.

  • Cultural familiarity conditions our listening experience.

  • Listeners are not entirely out-to-lunch when listening to the music of other cultures.

Is explicit learning necessary? E.g. !Kung