Journal · Video
What If You Can't Hear Music in Your Mind? | Anauralia in Musicians
13 min 27 sec ·
This video accompanies the Journal essay — What If You Cannot Hear Music in Your Mind? — from The PianoWell System. Watch it here, then read the full essay for the complete argument and detailed study.
About this video
Can someone become a highly trained musician without being able to hear music vividly in the mind? A first-person account of anauralia — learning demanding repertoire and performing in large halls while imagining even a single written pitch remained extraordinarily difficult — and what it reveals about auditory imagery and inner hearing.
Anauralia, musical imagery, and the possibility of becoming a highly trained musician without a vivid inner ear.