TYPES AND STAGES OF AUDIATIONThe explanation of the types and stages of audiation presented on the following pages is intended to offer specific details about how audiation serves in all activities associated with musical endeavors. This information should accord greater insight into the sequential structure of music learning theory. Eight types and six stages of audiation areoutlined in Table 1. Not all types include exactly the same stages, and although the stages are sequential, types are not. However, some types serve as preparation for others.