Deep listening : a composers's sound practice

Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice offers an exciting guide to ways of listening and sounding. This book provides unique insights and perspectives for artists, students, teachers, meditators and anyone interested in how consciousness may be effected by profound attention to the sonic environment.Deep Listening(R) is a practice created by composer Pauline Oliveros in order to enhance her own as well as other's listening skills. She teaches this practice worldwide in workshops, retreats and in her ground breaking Deep Listening classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Mills College. Deep Listening practice is accessible to anyone with an interest in listening. Undergraduates with no musical training benefit from the practices and successfully engage in creative sound projects. Many report life changing effects from participating in the Deep Listening classes and retreats. Oliveros is recognized as a pioneer in electronic music and a leader in contemporary music as composer, performer, educator and author. Her works are performed internationally and her improvisational performances are documented extensively on recordings, in the literature and on the worldwide web. Deep Listening Practice ............................................................................ 6 Summary of the Deep Listening Class ........................................................2 17 Description of the Deep Listening Practice Sessions (Activities) ................3 17 Bodywork ........................................................................................... 18 Exercise Preparation ..............................................................................5 18 Natural Stance ................................................................................5 18 Posture ............................................................................................ 19 Arm Swinging ..................................................................................5 19 Wrap and Slap ................................................................................6 19 Taoist Face Wash ............................................................................6 20 Shoulder and Body Slap with Hanging Out ....................................7 20 Abbreviated Yoga Sun Salute ............................................................7 20 Swimming Dolphin (Chi Kung) ......................................................7 21 Dragon Tail (Chi Kung) ..................................................................8 21 Good in Bad out (Chi Kung) ..........................................................8 21 Flower Breathing (Chi Kung) ..........................................................8 21 The Energy of Rising/Falling (T’ai Chi) ..........................................8 21 Breath Wheel (T’ai Chi) ..................................................................9 22 Energy Sphere ..................................................................................9 22 Breath ............................................................................................. 22 Breath Improvisation ....................................................................10 22 Breath Regulation ..........................................................................10 22 Listening .......................................................................................... 24 Ways of Listening .................................................................................. 24 Forms of Attention ............................................................................13 24 Sending and Receiving ........................................................................13 25 Sound/Silence ....................................................................................14 25 Palms of Hands ..................................................................................14 25 Soles of Feet ...................................................................................... 26 Whole Body ........................................................................................1 26 Multi-dimensional Listening ..............................................................15 26 Listening Journal .................................................................................. 27 How to Use Your Journal ..............................................................17 27 Recording Your Inner Experiences: Remembering and Remembering to Remember. ........................ 28 Recording Observations of the External Soundscape ......................18 28 What does it Mean to Collect All Sounds? ....................................19 29 Extreme Slow Walk .................................................................................. 29 Four Modes of Thought ..........................................................................21 30 Sensation ......................................................................................21 30 Intuition ........................................................................................21 30 Thinking ......................................................................................21 30 Discussion ......................................................................................... 31 Partner ..........................................................................................23 31 Group ............................................................................................23 31 Rhythm Circle ...................................................................................... 31 The Exercises ...................................................................................... 31 Heartbeat ......................................................................................24 31 60 Beats per Minute (bpm) ..........................................................24 31 Multiples and Divisions of 60bpm ................................................24 32 Variations ......................................................................................24 32

Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice offers an exciting guide to ways of listening and sounding. This book provides unique insights and perspectives for artists, students, teachers, meditators and anyone interested in how consciousness may be effected by profound attention to the sonic environment .

Deep Listening® is a practice created by composer Pauline Oliveros in order to enhance her own as well as other's listening skills. She teaches this practice worldwide in workshops, retreats and in her ground breaking Deep Listening classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Mills College. Deep Listening practice is accessible to anyone with an interest in listening. Undergraduates with no musical training benefit from the practices and successfully engage in creative sound projects. Many report life changing effects from participating in the Deep Listening classes and retreats.

Oliveros is recognized as a pioneer in electronic music and a leader in contemporary music as composer, performer, educator and author. Her works are performed internationally and her improvisational performances are documented extensively on recordings, in the literature and on the worldwide web.

Deep A Composer's Sound Practice offers an exciting guide to ways of listening and sounding. This book provides unique insights and perspectives for artists, students, teachers, mediators and anyone interested in how consciousness may be effected by profound attention to the sonic environment. Deep Listening is a practice created by composer Pauline Oliveros in order to enhance her own as well as other's listening skills. She teaches this practice worldwide in workshops, retreats and in her ground breaking Deep Listening classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Mills College. Deep Listening practice is accessible to anyone with an interest in listening. Undergraduates with no musical training benefit from the practices and successfully engage in creative sound projects. Many report life changing effects from participating in the Deep Listening classes and retreats. Oliveros is recognized as a pioneer in electronic music and a leader in contemporary music as composer, performer, educator and author. Her works are performed internationally and her improvisational performances are documented extensively on recordings, in the literature and on the worldwide web. Tiré du site Internet de l'éditeur: "Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice offers an exciting guide to ways of listening and sounding. This book provides unique insights and perspectives for artists, students, teachers, meditators and anyone interested in how consciousness may be affected by profound attention to the sonic environment. Deep Listening is a practice created by composer Pauline Oliveros in order to enhance her own as well as other's listening skills. She teaches this practice worldwide in workshops, retreats and in her ground breaking Deep Listening classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Mills College. Deep Listening practice is accessible to anyone with an interest in listening. Undergraduates with no musical training benefit from the practices and successfully engage in creative sound projects. Many report life changing effects from participating in the Deep Listening classes and retreats." Publisher's description: Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice offers an exciting guide to ways of listening and sounding. This book provides unique insights and perspectives for artists, students, teachers, meditators and anyone interested in how consciousness may be affected by profound attention to the sonic environment. Deep Listening is a practice created by composer Pauline Oliveros in order to enhance her own as well as other's listening skills. She teaches this practice worldwide in workshops, retreats and in her ground breaking Deep Listening classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Mills College. Deep Listening practice is accessible to anyone with an interest in listening. Undergraduates with no musical training benefit from the practices and successfully engage in creative sound projects. Many report life changing effects from participating in the Deep Listening classes and retreats