A title can guide what we imagine while listening. To explore that effect, make or choose a short sound sketch that you are allowed to use, and listen before giving it a name. Avoid using a familiar song whose title is already difficult to set aside.
Write a description without a story
List two or three audible features: short repeated sounds, a long pause, a rough texture, or a gradual ending. Keep the first note close to the sound rather than deciding that it represents rain, travel, or a particular emotion.
Now invent two contrasting titles. One might suggest a place; another might suggest an action. These are creative prompts, not claims about the source or intention of the recording.
Listen under each title
Read one title and replay the sketch. Then repeat with the other. What details attract your attention each time? If your interpretation changes, identify the sound that seems to support it rather than reporting only a different mood.
The exercise does not prove that titles control everyone’s response. It gives you a small example of your own listening expectations at work. Keep the untitled description beside the later notes so you can see which details remained stable and which associations arrived with the words.