Journal Entry 2

2/6/17 – 10:17pm – my dorm room

far sounds- chair scooting in room above me, cars driving outside, someone talking/yelling a few floors up

medium sounds- someone’s door open, bathroom stall door slam closed, toilet flush

close sounds- hum of refrigerator, hum of roommate’s laptop running, my roommate breathing and moving around

overall level- low

descriptive word- calm

3 important noises- sound of distant people talking, cars driving outside, bathroom noises (toilet flush and stall door)

Journal 2: A Quiet Night at Home

  1. Monday 2/6/17- 10:41 pm- my bedroom
  2. Farthest: The faint hum of my dad watching tv in the den, an engine down the street
  3. Medium: A car drives by, my mom watching Planet of the Apes in the next room (very loudly)
  4. Closest: The sound of my keyboard clicking as I type, and the rustle of my sheets as I adjust my sitting position
  5. Medium sound level, little activity
  6. Nighttime
  7. The two tvs going at once, the clicking of my keyboard, the rustle of sheets

 

Sound Journal #1

  • My living room- February 3rd- 4 PM
  • Far sounds- washing machine downstairs (buttons on a comforter clicking the sides of the washing machine)
  • Medium Sounds: 2 of my roommates talking in the other room- voices are muffled so I can’t make out exactly what they’re saying
  • Close sounds: One of my roommates taking a shower, dyson fan blowing hot air and rotating
  • Sound level: Low
  • Environment: Relaxed
  • Essential Sounds: Washing machine, shower, fan

Dorm Room Sounds

  1. February 3rd, 2017 12:23 a.m.-My dorm
  2. Far sounds: people hitting something against the wall outside my building, people yelling and talking, music playing from someones car
  3. Medium Sounds: my roommate taking a shower and listening to different music
  4. Close sounds: the Golden State Warriors basketball game, game commentators talking
  5. Sound level: Medium
  6. Environment: Chaotic
  7. Essential Sounds: Car radio, roommates music, sports casters

Sound Journal #1

  1. February 2, 2017. 8:30 a.m. – My Room
  2. Close Sounds: The radiator running on low heat.
  3. Medium Sounds: Dings of the elevator, residents walking around in the hallway.
  4. Far Sounds: Strong wind outside my window, traffic horns from the
  5. Sound Level: Low
  6. Environment: Calm
  7. Three Essential Sounds: The radiator, the elevator, the wind

Sound Journal #1

1) My Kitchen, 2/3/2017 at 12:47 AM
2) The pipes upstairs clanking every so often.
3) My sister upstairs, milling about in her room.
4) The soft hiss of the oven as it runs, and the clicks it makes every so often, including the pilot light reigniting in a soft “fwoosh”.
5) Very low; very little.
6) Muffled.
7) My sister milling about at a distance. The oven hissing. The pilot light’s fwoosh.