Active listening to classical music
Subject in Music
Active listening to classical music has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including TED Radio Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Robert FranzLate conductor and music director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada
Franz recounts that his father was so engaged in active listening that a 30-minute symphony felt too short.
“My dad was so engaged with his active listening to classical music that he didn't even pay attention to the amount of time that had taken place”
TED Radio Hour: How we experience time (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 43:44
Franz describes music as architecture in time and says a good melody carries the listener through time.
“Music is architecture in time, not in space, but in time”
TED Radio Hour: How we experience time (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 36:37
Franz argues composers can write rhythms that either work with or against the listener's heartbeat, explaining listeners' reactions.
“listen to the rhythm and decide if the rhythm is with your heartbeat or against your heartbeat”
TED Radio Hour: How we experience time (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 29:40
Podcasts
- TED Radio Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
How we experience timeTED Radio Hour · Oct 23, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi explores how humans experience time with artist Katie Paterson, neuroscientist Irena Arslanova, conductor Robert Franz, and psychologist Philip Zimbardo.