There is an excellent series being repeated on Radio 4 at the moment. People who 'listen' in various capacities in their professional life describe their experiences.
I often spend time with students discussing and exploring the difference between hearing and listening. The workshops that we do identify hearing as a passive state as opposed to listening, an act in which meaning is contingent on purpose. There's a great example of this in episode 2 when a violin maker describes the process of listening to pieces of wood before making his selection. Interesting contributions (as ever) from Chris Watson.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qnyvr/episodes/guide
I often spend time with students discussing and exploring the difference between hearing and listening. The workshops that we do identify hearing as a passive state as opposed to listening, an act in which meaning is contingent on purpose. There's a great example of this in episode 2 when a violin maker describes the process of listening to pieces of wood before making his selection. Interesting contributions (as ever) from Chris Watson.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qnyvr/episodes/guide