Meaning of open-earedness | Babel Free

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The state of being open-eared; a willingness or interest in listening to new styles of music.

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“The links between open-earedness and age found in LeBlanc (1991), that is, the dip in open-earedness found in the middle of childhood and early adolescence, and its rebound in early adulthood, mirror the findings in the development of openness to experience⟳ in childhood and adulthood (Soto, John, Gosling, & Potter, 2011)”

“In a year when the Grammys were looking to display an embrace of difference, a modicum of open-earedness, a sense⟳ that the show⟳ is taking place⟳ in the present⟳ day and not being hologrammed in from a decade or two earlier, it would have⟳ been difficult to invent⟳ a musician better suited to the situation than Lizzo.”

“Until around the age of 11, children are generally happy to engage⟳ with unfamiliar music. Early adolescence sees a reduction in open-earedness, but is accompanied by an intense increase⟳ in interest⟳ in music more generally. Open-earedness increases slightly during young adulthood, then declines as we age.”

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