The <listening> element

Parent elements: <direction><measure> (partwise)<part> (timewise)

The listen and listening types, new in Version 4.0, specify different ways that a score following or machine listening application can interact with a performer. The listening type handles interactions that change the state of the listening application from the specified point in the performance onward. If multiple child elements of the same type are present, they should have distinct player and/or time-only attributes.

The offset element is used to indicate that the listening change takes place offset from the current score position. If the listening element is a child of a direction element, the listening offset element overrides the direction offset element if both elements are present. Note that the offset reflects the intended musical position for the change in state. It should not be used to compensate for latency issues in particular hardware configurations.