Choose a location. (It can be any location you would like to use for this experiment.) Write down everything you hear for two minutes. Make the list...

Choose a location. (It can be any location you would like to use for this experiment.) Write down everything you hear for two minutes. Make the list as long as possible. Then listen again for two minutes. What did you hear this time? Has the focus of your listening changed? If so, why? If not, why not? What skills are required to be a good listener? Is listening to music different from listening to people talking? 

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Inner lines of SoundI went outside in the late afternoon and it was raining slightly. I could hear cars drivingon the street and raindrops hitting my umbrella and the pavement. A mailman was...