He has no dependable source of beliefs about music on which to base his recommendations for music teaching and learning. To me, this is musical mis -education because listening 'aesthetically' greatly diminishes the richness of music listening and musical works. A. My view is that our engagements with music have a practical pay-off. If and when we develop the musicianship to make and listen for music of a particular kind, we can achieve these values. Clearly, though, it is people who feel and experience these benefits, not sounds.
People do and make things.