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The Process of Musical Perception

Mind and Sense of Hearing as Musical Tools of
Cognition in Function

The structural comprehension of the musical sound-space through our inner hearing is tied to the clarity of the representation of the sound in our mind, and therefore depends primarily on the efficiency of our mind.

But also it depends on the sensitivity of perception of our inner sense of hearing – on its alertness.