Author Archives: Samuel Einhorn

Journal Entry #7
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1. 9/23/26, 9pm, NFL Draft party

2. Air conditioning, cars outside, oven in kitchen turning on

3. Front door opening, bottles being opening, bags of chips rustling, couch springs creaking

4. TV playing ESPN, people near me hooting and hollering, music from bluetooth speaker

5. Sound level is high, lots of different things happening among the bunch of people in the room

6. Overwhelming

7. Essential sounds are the TV, people hooting and hollering at it, and the bottles.

Journal Entry #5
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1 – April 9th, 10am, Hofstra Museum of Art

2 – Furthest away sounds is far away conversations of the workers at the desk, the opening and closing of the main door, and the air conditioning

3 – Medium sounds are the footsteps of people browsing, someone reading aloud to themselves a plaque, one of the workers wrapping a table in some sort of paper for a presentation

4 – Closest is the talking of the tour guide showing off a book, the oohs and ahs of people watching, and my own flip flopped footsteps.

5 – The sound level is very low, it’s a very quiet place that only has one or two sounds going on at a time

6 – Respectful

7 – 3 essential sounds are footsteps, air conditioning, and the tour guide speaking

Journal Entry #4
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1. 3/26/25, 10pm, Hofusa

2.  Background: the kitchen, other people chatting, a couple people setting up chairs in the auditorum part of the building

3. Middle: Music playing through the speakers, the server announcing the orders, squeaking of chairs

4. Close: my own music in my earbuds, my friends talking to me, my own footsteps as I pace around

5. Medium sound level; general layer of conversation, but nothing too loud

6. Relaxed

7. 3 essential sounds are everyone at the tables talking, the music over the speakers, and the kitchen announcing orders

Journal Entry #3
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1 – Thursday March 5th, 7pm, Hofstra Fitness Center basketball courts.

2 – Furthest away from me is the air conditioning, sounds of treadmills and stair masters, and the TVs playing ESPN

3 – Medium range sounds are people walking and talking on the jogging path, the music of a bluetooth speaker across the courts, and water bottles on the sidelines popping open

4 – Closest to me are all the sounds of a basketball game. The ball being dribbled, hitting the backboard and going through the net, sneakers squeaking on the floor, and the trash talk going on between players.

5 – Sound level is high, lots of different people in the busy place makes a very complex sound palate.

6 – “Intense”

7 – The 3 essential sounds to me are the ball dribbling, Shoes squeaking, and the background music.

Journal Post #2
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  1. Thursday the 19th, 6pm, My table at an Italian restaurant
  2. Furthest sounds are the sizzling pans in the kitchen, the audio of the tvs in the bar, and the maître d’ calling people to their tables
  3. Medium sounds are the hustle and bustle of the servers, the waiters checking in on the tables around me, the clinking of silverware against people’s plates, but mostly the sounds of many many people around me talking.
  4. Closest to me is the people at my table talking, the shifting of my creaky chair, and the soft pound of my drink as it hits the table, along with the subtle shake of the ice
  5. The general sound level is very high, as it is the dinner rush and a lot of people are inside. There is a large amount of different noises around me.
  6. Chaotic
  7. 3 essential sounds: Guests around me talking, the clinking of silverware, and the conversations of my own table.