Which of the following is NOT one of Gordon's eight audiation types?

• A. Listening to familiar or unfamiliar music
• B. Reading familiar or unfamiliar music
• C. Writing familiar or unfamiliar music via dictation
• D. Analyzing harmonic progressions in a score

Answer: (D)

Gordon’s audiation types are about the ways we hear and process music in our minds across different production and reception modes. He defines eight audiation types by combining four activities—listening, reading, writing (through dictation), and singing—with two kinds of material: familiar and unfamiliar. So the eight types include listening to familiar music, listening to unfamiliar music, reading familiar music, reading unfamiliar music, writing familiar music via dictation, writing unfamiliar music via dictation, singing familiar music, and singing unfamiliar music. Analyzing harmonic progressions in a score isn’t one of these audiation types; it’s a theoretical analysis task, not a direct audiation activity. That’s why this option is the correct choice as NOT belonging to the eight audiation types.