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Is Listening to Music the Same as Hearing? The Difference That Changes How We Understand Music
A whimsical composition blending music and culinary elements, featuring a speaker and a ladle artfully arranged on a musical staff with decorative notes. We all hear. From the moment we are born, our auditory system automatically receives sounds. The wind, a conversation, traffic noise or a melody reach our ears without any conscious effort. But when we talk about music, can we really say that hearing and listening mean the same thing? The answer is no. Understanding this dis

Vicente Sierra
23 hours ago4 min read


Why is it that music education still doesn’t know how to teach people to listen?
A man immersed in music, wearing headphones with cosmic patterns, visualizes flowing musical notes and symbols, highlighting the harmonious blend of sound and imagination. "Listening seems like the simplest thing in the world. We’ve been doing it since we were born. We listen to conversations, the sound of rain, traffic, a tune on the radio or the music accompanying a film. However, when we talk about music education, we rarely stop to ask ourselves a seemingly simple questio

Vicente Sierra
Aug 16 min read


Adapting Interactive Groups to the Music Classroom
Jarmoluk (2017). Hands, friendship, friends, children. [Photograph]. Pixabay ( here ) Interactive groups are currently recognised as the...

Vicente Sierra
Mar 9, 20251 min read


Marianne von Martínez
In today's post we will talk about one of the most important women in the history of music. Marianne von Martinez , also known as...

Vicente Sierra
May 10, 20234 min read


Musicophilia
In this new entry we talk about one of the essential readings to learn about some of the most relevant aspects of the neurology of music,...

Vicente Sierra
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Zone of proximal development in music education
In this post we will talk about a key concept within educational psychology and its possible repercussion within music education.

Vicente Sierra
Feb 27, 20232 min read


Welcome to edMusik
This entry is intended to publicize the new edMusik platform, a new blog where different articles related to music education will be...

Vicente Sierra
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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