Deep Listening - A Creative Sound Practice for All

Schedule

Sat Oct 25 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Listen Gallery | Glasgow, SC

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Join CoMA and Susanne Olbrich for an evening book launch and full day workshop exploring Deep Listening and the legacy of Pauline Oliveros
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This paid eventbrite is for the full day practical Deep Listening workshop on the 25th of October. If you wish to attend the evening book launch on the 24th we request that you sign up for that separately at this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-year-of-deep-listening-book-launch-with-coma-glasgow-tickets-1780758118469?aff=oddtdtcreator


"For me Deep Listening is a life time practice. The more I listen the more I learn to listen. Deep Listening involves going below the surface of what is heard.”

Pauline Oliveros


The Glasgow branch of Contemporary Music for All presents a full day of Deep Listening practice, where we will explore Deep Listening as a musical and minfulness practice under the expert guidance of certified Deep Listening facilitator Susanne Olbrich.

There’s more to listening than meets the ear. In this workshop we will explore Deep Listening®, a practice developed by visionary composer and performer Pauline Oliveros. At the heart of it is training our awareness of sound by paying close attention to sounds in a number of ways. We take time to really listen: to the sounds around us, the sounds within us, and the soundscapes we will produce together. We can become “full-body listeners”. We listen together with open ears and form a community of listeners. Together, we respond to what we hear with our own creative sounding, guided by Deep Listening pieces designed for discovery, exploration and sonic adventures.

A large body of Deep Listening exercises and sound pieces evolved since the 1970s. Practices we will draw on include sonic meditations, interactive performance, bodywork, listening to ambient sounds, to one’s own thoughts and imagination, and listening to listening itself. We will play Deep Listening pieces by Pauline Oliveros and others, using our voice in ways that feels comfortable and natural. We will also use the instruments you bring, as well as found objects. We cultivate a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and take time for experimentation, improvisation, collaboration and playfulness, while building our creative skills.

Deep Listening supports creativity in art and life, plus it’s a lot of fun. It is for musicians as well as for participants from other disciplines and interests. Everyone with an interest in sounds and silence, relaxation, exploration and play is welcome.


What to bring:

Any instruments you have (whether you know how to play them or not); a mat or rug; packed lunch and flask for the lunch break (optional)


Itinerary:

The workshop will be run in two three hour chunks with a one hour lunch break from 13:00 - 14:00.


Notes:

Teas, juice, and other light refreshments will be provided with vegan and gluten-free options available. You will need to bring your own lunch or go out for one during the lunch break.

Please let us know via email at [email protected] if you have any additional dietary requirements or allergies.

The venue is wheelchair accessible. There will not be a sign language interpreter.


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Susanne Olbrich is a pianist, independent music educator and mindfulness teacher who lives at Findhorn in the north of Scotland. She is a certified Deep Listening® facilitator and longterm member of the worldwide Deep Listening community.

Susanne offers workshops and retreats themed around mindfulness, music, Deep Listening and creativity in the UK and Europe. Inspired by her love for sounds, silence and the aliveness of creative discovery, her work explores meditation and creative practice as pathways to wellbeing, transformation and cultural change.

Susanne holds a Master's in Music from Oldenburg University (Germany) and a MSc in Mindfulness Studies from the University of Aberdeen. In her thesis she researched the connection between mindfulness and musical creativity. As a composer and performer, Susanne has released an album with original music, ‘Continuations’, with her German band Marama Trio.

https://susanneolbrich.net

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