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This is a paragraph taken from chapter 14 ''Listening'' from the original manuscript from R. Murray Schafer's The Tuning of the World, describing how to perform the very important task of ear Cleaning before being able to really listen and understand…

This is the cover of the book Ear Cleaning: Notes for an Experimental Music Course. It discusses the importance of protecting our ear from our sonic environment plus how to protect it in an environment as noisy as our modern society.

Une photo d'un dessin du visage de Dionysos, le dieux de la fête et de l'excès.

A step by step guide to describing a sound event, as seen in R. Murray Schafer's, The Tuning of the World

An illustration found on page 198 of The Tuning of the World titled Description of a Sound Event. Consists of a table of symbols explaining how to describe a sound event using qualifiers such as duration, frequency, duration, and fluctuation. The…

Beethoven's 3rd symphony analysed by Schafer as a demonstration of inevitable noise and undesired sound in music. The image shows how if you take part of a concert or listen to a live experience, these noises will be part of the performance, as to…

This notice was issued by the City of Ottawa to residents surrounding the East Portal tunnel construction site of the O-Train Confederation Line. It informs residents that OLRT constructors hold a by-law exemption allowing them to perform overnight…

Photo de la peinture du personnage mythologique d'Ariadne d'Angelica Kauffmann.

support to the idea of his educationnal skills, showing with great details and attention how to perform, think and act the piece.

This book by R. Murray Schafer is filled with listening and sound making exercises that allow the student to begin thinking more deeply about sounds and their environment. This book will help the participants "clean" their ear and explore questions…