Meaning of closed-earedness | Babel Free

Definitions

A reluctance or aversion to listening to new styles of music.

uncountable

Examples

“An interesting concept that has gained some momentum over the last twenty years has been that of open and closed-earedness.”

“Children appear to experience phases of 'open-earedness', such as middle childhood, where they tolerate a large amount of musical styles, and 'closed-earedness', such as adolescence, where their preferences are far more constrained.”

“In childhood we are 'open-eared' and like lots of different things. In adolescence we have a period of 'closed-earedness', when we pick our allegiances and music is very important.”

“All this research implies that lasting preferences seem likely to be formed at the critical adolescent period, coinciding with a phase of closed-earedness, although they are subject to further development over the lifespan.”

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