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aural

aural

4 5.9
About hearing or the sense of the ear
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔrəl/
translation icon : auditivo
  • Prepare: through sound-before-sight instruction, students develop instrumental skills and aural readiness for the task at hand.
  • aural skills
  • aural analysis
  • aural discrimination

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Examples

  • Students need to have an aural image of the music they play before they play it.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Traditionally, in Korea, aural and oral transmission has been a major means of teaching and learning music.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Specific knowledge associated with this aural experience is often taught through direct teaching.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The technology matters far less than the experience of accessing aural learning in a variety of ways.

    Academic text (2011)
  • While notation-guided performance offers opportunities for aural skill development, it has limitations.

    Academic text (2012)
  • New models of music education could benefit from involving practices that emphasize aural development over written competence.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A Singing Map highlights the importance of aural skill development, specifically phonological awareness.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Reading specialists have long understood the significance of auditory and aural skill processing for successful reading.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Their survey results provided useful information for aural skills instructors, highlighting trends in pedagogy and preferred instructional resources.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The teacher used a variety of methods to enhance the students' aural skills in music.

Synonyms

auditory
vsaural
  • Specialized
28 5.2

Relating to hearing or the way people hear sounds

focuses more on the ear itself rather than the general sense
auricular
vsaural
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Relating to the ear or to hearing

concerns the hearing sense itself rather than the organ or its shape
audile
vsaural
  • Specialized
9.9

About hearing or the ability to hear sounds

refers to the general sense or the ear rather than the listening process
auditive
vsaural
  • Specialized
9.2

Relating to the sense of hearing and how people hear sounds

describes the basic sense or the ear rather than the active process

How Auditory

auditory
  • Specialized
28 5.2
aural
4 5.9
acoustic
65 4.7
multisensory
1 4.4

Surface Forms

aural positive

Etymology

Aural The word aural meaning 'relating to hearing' comes from the old word auris, which means 'ear'. So, aural describes things you hear or tests that check the ear.