In a music history class we listen to a piece of music together, sometimes with a score. I then go around the room and ask students, "what is your take on…?" [the music we just heard]. On a good day, the class will cover all the significant stylistic points we need to hear about, but in addition, will add idiosyncratic responses of their own which remind us that each of us hears differently, reacts differently, and in doing so, expresses our own uniqueness.
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