Approaches to Listening

About Approaches to Listening

How you listen determines what you hear. What you hear determines what you feel and think. Listening is the most important tool a musician has to connect with their music, but far too few are ever taught the art of listening. Join us as we take a deep dive into listening, including our 4 filters framework that reimagines and defines exactly how to connect with music in a more meaningful and powerful way.

Publisher

Approaches to Listening

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Dec 2024

Latest episode

10 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Feb 2026

   Episode 12: Choice and Listening

   Stephen Taylor and Patrick Summers join me to discuss how choice can be utilized in listening.

2. 

   2 Jul 2025

   Episode 11: Combining Feeling and Thinking

   Stephen Taylor and William Taylor explore balancing emotions and thoughts through the practice of active listening.

3. 

   18 Jun 2025

   Episode 10: Mechanisms of Flexible Listening

   Patrick Summers and William Taylor explore mechanisms that promote flexibility in listening, offering insights into enhanced auditory perception in this interview episode.

4. 

   6 Jun 2025

   Episode 9 : Combining Listening and Performance

   William Taylor demonstrates how musicians actively combine listening techniques with performance skills during live concerts.

5. 

   20 May 2025

   Episode 8: Optimizing the Four Filters | Dr. Jim Douglass

   William Taylor interviews Dr. Jim Douglass about effectively using the four filters to improve active listening skills and avoid common mistakes.

6. 

   20 May 2025

   Episode 6: The Big Picture

   This episode explores optimizing exploratory and experiential filters to gain a comprehensive understanding.

7. 

   28 Apr 2025

   Episode 7: Challenges to University Listening | Patrick Summers

   Patrick Summers discusses the unique challenges of listening to music within the academic environment of a university in an interview with the host.

8. 

   21 Dec 2024

   Episode 5: Refining the Thinking Filters

   William Taylor explores thinking filters, covering the naming process and critique methods to improve analytical skills.

9. 

   11 Dec 2024

   Episode 1: Four Filters of Listening

   William Taylor introduces four distinct listening approaches, revealing how musicians can overcome stagnant listening habits by applying these filters.

10. 

    11 Dec 2024

    Episode 4: Applying Listening

    William Taylor applies foundational listening concepts from previous episodes through personal stories and experiences.

11. 

    11 Dec 2024

    Episode 2: Listening in Practice and Performance

    William Taylor discusses how musicians balance future goals with present awareness through active listening during practice and performance.

12. 

    11 Dec 2024

    Episode 3: How We Listen to Music Matters

    William Taylor explores passive listening and its impact on connecting with music, ideas, and others, while addressing counterarguments to active listening.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,834

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Quality

15

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

0

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