[Trombone-l] Question

Samuel Jay Keyser keyser at MIT.EDU
Sat Feb 2 22:00:08 CST 2008


I've got an odd question I'd like to ask the listers.  Since I  
anticipate a lot of you will answer, let me apologize now for not  
replying to each of you. I am just curious about what you would say  
about this.

Everybody knows that we can "hear ourselves" thinking in English (or  
whatever our native language might be) even though we are not actually  
speaking out loud .  For example, we can say our name to ourselves and  
actually hear it inside our heads.  If you aren't sure about this,  
just think of what you are doing as you read this.

Now, I'm wondering if the listers can hear their trombone playing in  
the same way.  That is, listening to the language inside your head is  
called "silent speech."  Can you listers also hear "silent music?"

Jay




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