Composed by Pauline Oliveros, the Worldwide Tuning Meditation is an invitation to engage in deep listening and connect with others through sound.
The score is a set of directions for people to listen, breathe, and sing (or play instruments). It can work well in most music education settings and can address any number of goals ranging from helping students listen to one another more closely to experiencing consonance and dissonance.
Information and Resources Related to Worldwide Tuning Meditation
- Deep Listening Techniques and Sonic Meditations (includes the score of Worldwide Tuning Meditation)
- Tinkle A. Sound Pedagogy: Teaching listening since Cage.Organised Sound. 2015;20(2):222-230. doi:10.1017/S1355771815000102
- Four Meditations for Orchestra (Score) – includes Worldwide Tuning Meditation
- Connection in Digital Participation. The World Wide Tunning Meditation and Heart Chant Bridgid Bergin
- IONE on facilitating the Worldwide Tuning Meditation online during the pandemic
- The World Wide Tuning Meditation by Pauline Oliveros | Live at Classical:NEXT 2019 – Led by IONE
- The Tuning Meditation – As performed in the Women of Noise Concert 2019 (instrumental and vocal version)
Information and Resources Related to Pauline Oliveros and Deep Listening
- Deep Listening in the Music Classroom
- Deep Listening:The Story of Pauline Oliveros
- Documentary on Pauline Oliveros and Deep listening available online
