{"id":10517,"date":"2019-08-12T10:08:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbit-rri.org\/ears\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=10517"},"modified":"2019-08-12T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:08:37","slug":"close-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/ears2.eu\/pt-pt\/encyclopediaptpt\/close-your-eyes","title":{"rendered":"Close Your Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a simple technique used by some people to help with their <a href=\"https:\/\/ears2.eu\/pt-pt\/encyclopediaptpt\/listening\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Attention focused upon sounds. On this website you will come across a few different types of listening: Contextual Listening, Heightened Listening, Passive Listening and Musical Listening. Pierre Schaeffer was the first personal to identify that we listen to different sounds in different ways. Often when we hear we listen out for the source of the&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">listening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How does it work?<\/h3>\n<p>By closing your eyes you block out any visual distractions.<br>\nBecause you don&rsquo;t see anything, your brain is free to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/ears2.eu\/pt-pt\/encyclopediaptpt\/listening\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Attention focused upon sounds. On this website you will come across a few different types of listening: Contextual Listening, Heightened Listening, Passive Listening and Musical Listening. Pierre Schaeffer was the first personal to identify that we listen to different sounds in different ways. Often when we hear we listen out for the source of the&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">listening<\/a>.<br>\nYour attention is completely focussed on thinking about the sounds.<\/p>\n<p>People argue that it helps you to hear more details in the sounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"standout fact\">\n<h3>Fact<\/h3>\n<p>Karlheinz Stockhausen used to provide blindfolds for his audiences to cover their eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>BUT, it doesn&rsquo;t work for everyone<\/h3>\n<p>Not everybody believes that this works. The composer Simon Emmerson keeps his eyes open when he listens to sounds.<\/p>\n<p>You should try it for yourself. If it works then you have a great simple tool to help you with <a href=\"https:\/\/ears2.eu\/pt-pt\/encyclopediaptpt\/listening\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Attention focused upon sounds. On this website you will come across a few different types of listening: Contextual Listening, Heightened Listening, Passive Listening and Musical Listening. Pierre Schaeffer was the first personal to identify that we listen to different sounds in different ways. Often when we hear we listen out for the source of the&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">listening<\/a>, but don&rsquo;t worry if it doesn&rsquo;t work for you. You can still listen in great detail while keeping your eyes open.<\/p>\n<div class=\"standout extra\">\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<p>Simon Emmerson (2007)&nbsp;<em>Living <a href=\"https:\/\/ears2.eu\/pt-pt\/encyclopediaptpt\/electronic-music\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Music in which the sound material is not pre-recorded, but instead uniquely generated electronically, through oscillators and noise generators. There are some, particularly in the United States, who use this term today as a synonym for electroacoustic music. The German equivalent,&nbsp;Elektronische Musik&nbsp;has more precise historical connotations, referring to electronically generated post-serial composition that commenced in&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Electronic Music<\/a><\/em>. Ashgate Publishing, London. p.168<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a simple technique used by some people to help with their listening. How does it work? By closing your eyes you block out any visual distractions. Because you don\u2019t see anything, your brain is free to focus on listening. Your attention is completely focussed on thinking about the sounds. 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