Music Theory Resources

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2	Resource	Listening, hearing, and the infinite loop	https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2015/listening-hearing-and-the-infinite-loop/	Repetition can be a deep listening aid.
3	Resource	Listening as activism: The “Sonic Meditations” of Pauline Oliveros	https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/listening-as-activism-the-sonic-meditations-of-pauline-oliveros	Experimental music scores that describe the listener's state of mind, not the performance.
4	Resource	Audio or it didn't happen	https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/audio-or-it-didnt-happen/	Sometimes recordings don't sound like what you heard.
5	Resource	Paulstretch	http://hypermammut.sourceforge.net/paulstretch/	Use this free software to slow music or audio down extremely for a new kind of deep listening experience.
6	Project	Sound writing	--	Choose a physical location, and describe its soundscape in 500-1000 words. List all of the sound sources you can and describe them in as much detail as possible. Describe your emotional reactions to these sounds individually and collectively. If you like, review the sounds as if they are a musical work.
7	Project	Recording analysis	--	Choose a song or other short musical recording. In 500-1000 words, describe all of the sound sources (instruments, voices, samples, sound effects, etc) in the order they appear. Use as much detail as you can: what physical environment does the sound occupy? What is its emotional tone? Is it loud or quiet, peaceful or aggressive, close up or far away, clear or distorted? If you can identify specific instruments or pieces of equipment, do so, but otherwise simply describe each sound as best you can.
8	In class	Tuning meditation	https://soundartarchive.net/articles/Oliveros-1996-four_meditations_score.pdf	Perform this prose score by Pauline Oliveros.
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