The Center For Deep Listening

Community

A Year of Deep Listening is a 365-day celebration of the legacy of Pauline Oliveros, and what would have been her 90th birthday. The Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer is publishing one text score per day—online and across social media platforms—beginning on Oliveros’ 90th birthday: May 30, 2022. The …

About Us

About the Center for Deep Listening The Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer stewards the practice of Deep Listening® developed by composer Pauline Oliveros. Deep Listening is, in Oliveros’ words, “a way of listening in every possible way to everything possible, to hear no matter what you are doing.” Our …

Partners

Sunnyside Child Development Center Since 2016, the Center for Deep Listening has provided creative arts and mindfulness workshops for 5-12 year olds at the Sunnyside Child Development Center’s Summer Camp Program in North Troy, NY. This program brings weekly Deep Listening workshops, contemplative arts, creative arts, music, and movement workshops …

Mentors and Teachers

Our Intensive and Certification programs are facilitated by senior Deep Listening teachers and practitioners, and mentored by Deep Listening workshop and Certification Program co-founders IONE and Heloise Gold. Meet them below! Deep Listening Mentors IONE Welcome Dreamers! You probably already know that even if you don’t recall your dreams all …

Pauline Oliveros

Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016) Through Pauline Oliveros and Deep Listening I finally know what harmony is… It’s about the pleasure of making music.  — John Cage Pauline Oliveros’ life as a composer, performer and humanitarian was about opening her own and others’ sensibilities to the universe and facets of sounds. Her …

Programs

The Center for Deep Listening offers an online Deep Listening® Teaching Certification, houses the Deep Listening archives, sponsors Deep Listening workshops and retreats in a range of community settings, and connects students with Deep Listening teachers around the world. Online Intensives The Center for Deep Listening offers online intensives in …