Deep Listening to Nature Walk and Workshop

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Mon 02 Sep 2024

An invitation to open your ears to the natural world

Take a guided walk on the wild side with acoustic ecologist, Andrew Skeoch, at the Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary to experience deep listening to nature through a sensitive, auditory perception of the surrounding environment. Walking slowly and in silence, to calm usually over-active minds, walkers will experience an immersion into the wetlands’ sound world.



Be guided by Andrew into hearing the languages of nature - developing your auditory awareness, identifying species by ear, recognising behaviours and repertoire, and finding empathy with the voices of other beings. Deeper listening allows participants to hear the integrity of whole ecosystems, revealing what the communications of the biosphere tell us about how nature functions to achieve sustainability.

The Nature Walk will conclude with a presentation session from Andrew Skeoch to assist participants with how to interpret what is heard - identifying species by call, discussing vocal behaviours and why creatures use the sounds they do.



This presentation is an immersive weaving of evocative recordings, fascinating spectrogram analysis and original ideas. Workshop-ees will hear the natural environment surrounding them in a whole new way.


Please come to the event dressed for a walk in the great outdoors i.e. long pants, long sleeves and closed-in shoes. Please bring a hat, water bottle, sunscreen, insect repellent and a notebook and pen.



Some interesting info on Andrew Skeoch
Andrew is a professional wildlife sound recordist and author of ‘Deep Listening to Nature’. Over the last thirty years, he has documented the sounds of environments around the planet, and through his label 'Listening Earth', published over one hundred recordings, allowing listeners to immerse themselves in wild soundscapes from around the world.

Andrew’s recordings have been heard in documentaries, installations and feature films such as Peter Gabriel's soundtrack to 'Rabbit Proof Fence’.
He has given presentations to audiences ranging from local community and naturalist groups to university students, plus radio features, keynote addresses and a TEDx talk. Andrew is also the president of the Australian Wildlife Sound Recoding Group, and on the board of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology. For more fascinating info on Andrew, please follow this highlighted link - Andrew Skeoch - author, naturalist, wildlife sound recordist (listeningearth.com)



Location: Maroochy Wetland Sanctuary, Sports Road, Bli Bli, 4560
Day and times: Monday 2 September, 8.00am to 11.30am
Tickets are only $25 and may be purchased online here.

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