"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Iain Churches" wrote in message
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"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Iain Churches" wrote

This is closely related to the subject of aural perception

Is it?

I'd have thought that aural perception was a matter of physiology: the
structure of the ear and the way that sounds are interpreted by the
brain.

Aural perception, is a part of the recorded arts
curriculum, and includes our ability to differentiate
between for example the sound made by two
musical instruments of the same genre.
Bechstein and Bosendorfer concert grand pianos
are a frequently used example.

The difference in the sound of tubular and conical
bore woodwinds is therefore closely related.


Aural perception is about our ability to hear and identify sounds and to
make judgments about the source of that sound. We can identify people from
the sound of their voice and to make judgements about their mood as well
as acquiring information by interpreting the speech carried by that voice.
Many people can identify not only the species of an animal by it's call,
but also often to identify an individual and determine it's emotional
state. Other's can learn much about machinery from the sound it makes; the
"grumble" of a bearing can provide useful information about a likely
future failure whilst during WW2 that ability that many had to identify
the type of aircraft by it's sound was highly valuable.

All of these, and many more, are *every bit* as "closely related" to aural
perception as the ability to distinguish between a Bechstein or a
Bosendorfer, or to hear the difference between a tubular or conical wind
instrument.


Indeed they are in the wider sense. But from the
perpective of recording arts, (which is the segment
of aural perception to which I was referring earlier)
where aural perception is a part of the syllabus, they
are far less relevant than for example the piano or
conical vs tube instrument comparisons.

On the other hand, I do agree that the ability of a
submariner to differentiate betwen the propeller
noise of a friendly or enemy vessel during WW2
was much more important to him at the time than
any Bosendorfer!

Iain