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Journal Entry #9
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4/14/20 – 4:00pm – My Kitchen

 

Farthest Sounds: Cars driving around

Medium Distance Sounds: People in the living room watching TV, people going upstairs, People talking

Closest Sounds: Pot with water boiling, chicken being grilled, sink running water

General Sound Level: Loud

Room Definition: Culinary

Essential Sounds: Pot with water boiling, chicken being grilled, sink running water

Journal Entry #8
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4/14/20 – 4:00pm – My Front Lawn

 

Farthest Sounds: People talking inside the house, horns and sirens in the distance

Medium Distance Sounds: Cars driving down nearby streets

Closest Sounds: Cars driving past the house, people walking on the sidewalk, occasionally a dog barking

General Sound Level: Quiet

Room Definition: Neighborhood

Essential Sounds: Horns in the distance, cars driving past, and neighbors walking on the sidewalk

Journal Entry #7
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4/13/20 – 11:00am – My Bedroom

 

Farthest Sounds: Family talking in the living room, cars driving down the street

Medium Distance Sounds: Family going up and down the stairs, people going in and out of the bathroom

Closest Sounds: Fan blowing air, movie playing from TV,  

General Sound Level: Moderate

Room Definition: Lively

Essential Sounds: Family talking in the living room, cars driving down the street, and family going up and down the stairs

Journal Entry #11 – Ferguson
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1. Date: 4/17/20 – Time: 5:30pm – Location: My Living Room

2. Farthest from me, I can hear noises coming from the television in my parents’ bedroom upstairs, as well as water rapidly filling up the bathtub in my bathroom upstairs.

3. In a medium range, I can hear noises coming from the oven as it is being used to cook food.  Also, I can hear the toilet being flushed and water coming out of the faucet in the bathroom on the first floor.

4. Closest to me, I hear noises coming from the television in the living room and a constant sound coming from my phone to alert me with notifications.  Moreover, I can hear myself laughing at the content on the television.

5. The general sound level is very noisy due to there being a great amount of sound activity happening throughout my house.

6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “bustling”.

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the water filling up the bathtub, the noises coming from the television in my parents’ bedroom, and my phone constantly alerting me.

A 1950’s Fever Dream
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4/16/2020

Farthest Sound- The wind outside my window, the sounds of cars driving along the Road by my house.

Medium Distance- My brother, his girlfriend, and one of my roommates playing music in the living room and hanging out. It sounds Semi 50’s inspired and its distant enough to be a fever dream.

Closest Distance- My own music lightly playing and the sound of my own self tapping on the key board.

Sound Description- Like its late summer in the Santa Cruz Bay Area in the 1950’s and mom and pop are playing music in the living room as they talk about their day… So a 1950’s fever dream.

Important Sounds- The music, my roommates voices, my key board