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Please watch the following TED Talk: (32 minutes) Hearing im…

Please watch the following TED Talk: (32 minutes) Hearing impaired Scottish Percussionist, Evelyn Glennie, discusses sound in “How to Truly Listen.” There is a profound difference between ‘hearing’ and ‘listening’ to music. Please watch the video entirely and consider not only her opinions and experiences as a musician, but also what you have gleaned from this course, concerning the concept of listening. Following the video, please respond to the three questions/prompts.   https://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_how_to_truly_listen#t-143543Links to an external site.   Thoughtful, critical, and introspective inquiry is necessary as you consider ‘music’ and what you have learned about “listening” to music.  Please respond to the following prompts and questions with a minimum of 3 sentences for each. You are required to reference interesting, related points made by Evelyn Glennie in each response. Failure to follow these directions will result in loss of points.    2.  What do you think the advantages are of active “listening” to music? (33 possible points)  

 SHORT ANSWER:  When going through the steps of Perception,…

 SHORT ANSWER:  When going through the steps of Perception, the human brain wants to operate quickly and with efficiency.  E.T. Hall discusses this as an urge to avoid “Information Overload”.   Neuliep, your textbook author, also addresses the concept when he describes the effects of “Mental Economy”.   I recently encountered similar perspectives in a webinar that referenced a human need to  put things into categories.    Although this way of using the brain with hyper-efficiency may start out as a useful, economical function, there can be negative, unexpected consequences–especially in Intercultural Communication contexts.   What is one(1) such example of a negative impact due to this human tendency toward perceptual shortcuts?  Be specific.