Aural style exploration#

Aural exploration involves exploring the sounds and rhythms present in your learning topic. Unless you’re studying a music-based topic, there may not be many musical or rhythmic areas to explore. Here are a few ideas though:

• Focus on sound. Pay particular attention to sounds in your environment. In an aircraft, examples may include the engine, gyros, wind sound (more at higher speeds, and lack of it at lower speeds). On a yacht, examples may include the sound of wind in the rigging, the hum of the tension in the shrouds, the sound of the water gurgling past. All these can give you extra perspectives in your training.

• Record sounds on to a tape or computer. If it’s possible, try to record sounds from your topic on to a tape or computer. Make use of these recordings when you use techniques such as visualization and simulation.