Critical Listening & Sound Perception

F. Alton Everest with Mike Lawson · artistproMedia

Student ages 13–17 · 24 lessons · 20 planned classroom hours. Companion teacher development: six modules · six planned hours. Both draw from Everest’s Critical Listening and Auditory Perception.

Outcomes

Students make repeatable comparisons, distinguish physical changes from perceptions, describe tonal and spatial changes, test explanations and justify decisions. Three-case portfolios and reviewed lesson evidence establish completion.

Equipment and delivery

Browser with audio playback, teacher-approved headphones or speakers, and optional school-selected DAW. Spatial examples use headphones; visual and analytic alternatives support conceptual evidence. Microphone-distance recording is optional when supplied demonstration analysis is used and identified honestly.

Teacher preparation

Demonstration scripts, complete student curriculum, assessment guidance, classroom launch plan and actual-participation records are included. Districts determine recognition of professional development through their own review process.

Review status

Authored instructional package with engineered comparison files and selected historical excerpts. Classroom playback preflight and local teacher review are required; no classroom pilot or independent accessibility audit is claimed.