# History of Listening

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Tom Service, Echea String Quartet, Paul Devereux, David Toop, Rolf Hind, Jez Riley French, Neil Luck, Dr Federico Reuben, Chihiro Ono
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/history-listening)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What does it mean to listen to music? How might the concepts and practices of 'listening' and 'music-making' have first emerged in the story of human development?

## Lectures

1. [No Listening, No Music: Why Listening Matters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-history-listening/d8442431baf6) (YouTube)
2. [Classical Music, Noisy Listening](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-history-listening/3b702e40657c) (YouTube)
3. [Sacred Listening: The Voices and Music of the Gods](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-history-listening/1eb8f0b69a49) (YouTube)
4. [Music Made of Listening: John Cage and 4'33"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-history-listening/fbbc411c3a66) (YouTube)
5. [Deep Listening: Quiet Music and Quieter Audiences](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-history-listening/b09d9ec52cfb) (YouTube)
6. [Digital Listening: The Future of Music in the Age of Digital Fragmentation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-history-listening/5e29212ea03b) (YouTube)