Deep Listening is a composer’s sound practice devised by the legendary composer and thought leader, Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016). It is open to everyone and devised to serve and expand our well-being, especially for those drawn to music and sound. DL meetings provide a safe space for musicians and composers to reframe their experience of sound, music, and performance as a group. The music we create together does not employ reading written music or require playing any instrument. It only requires listening to the sounds and silences of outer nature, our inner nature, others, our environment, technology, and machinery. Deep Listening is a secular spiritual endeavor which opens and supports deep levels of connection.

Find out more about this practice here.  

I am grateful to be leading our group as its primary organizer and teacher. Our meetings are free to join, and donations are optional. There is no official membership or requirement to join a list. Meetings last 120 minutes and follow this structure:

• Insights: a science-based activity exploring an aspect of sound or listening might begin our evening. 
• Warm-up : we get the blood flowing and re-orient our awareness with a little QiGong. No experience is necessary.
• Listening: this time includes Deep Listening guidance and group discussion. It may take place outdoors and may include walking.  
• Sounding: we perform Deep Listening compositions, sometimes called “Sonic Meditations”. These scores, using only text, give instructions on how the group is to create the music. Traditional music reading is not often used, so creating music together is open to everyone. 
• Sharing: we talk about and optionally, share, with the goal of learning how to listen . I often invite guests to bring us new ways to listen. 

Our Deep Listening group is a part of a network of DL groups across the globe