Listening and Auditory Communication
Hearing merely receiving sound physi-cally, not consciously
Listening is perceiving sound with careful and responsive discrimination. It is thinking about sound analyzing its quality, style, interpretation, and nuance. It is trying to understand what motivates a sound. It is engaging in new sonic exper-iences regardless of their strangeness. It is examining your reaction to sound in relation to your mood and feeling. Alten, 1994
Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations of Multimedia