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Journal Entry #8 – Ferguson
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1. Date: 3/22/20 – Time: 12:00pm – Location: Estabrook Parking Lot

2. Farthest away from me, I can hear other students and their parents talking to each other, and their car trunks being closed.  I can also hear the wheels of their bins being dragged along the concrete.

3. In a medium range, I can hear my parents talking about wearing masks and gloves before entering the building.  Moreover, I can hear the trunk of our car being slowly opened.

4. Closest to me, I can hear the footsteps of both myself and my mother, as well as me complaining that the mask is causing my glasses to fog.  I can hear the wheels of my bin dragging along the concrete as I pull it.

5. The general sound level is a bit noisy due to the bins being pushed/pulled along the concrete. Other than this, there is not much sound activity taking place.

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

7. Three sound that are essential to the “sound environment” are the bins being pushed/pulled along the concrete, my complaints about my glasses being fogged, and my parents talking to each other.

 

Journal Entry #10
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Date, Time, Location: 3/26/2020, 6pm, Home in my driveway

Farthest Away: Frogs or some kind of animal?, dogs barking

Medium Range: Someone riding on a bike, my dogs running through leaves, water running nearby

Closest: Garage opening, me walking, my phone playing music

Sound level: a normal kind of quiet

One word Description: home

3 essential sounds: garage opening, dogs barking, frogs?

Journal Entry #8
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  1. 3/26/2020, 7:40pm, Kitchen (Housemate making dinner)
  2. Car driving by outside, dog barking outside, & sirens in the distance.
  3. Housemate running up/down stairs, door shutting upstairs, & music playing in housemate’s room.
  4. Oven opening/closing, water running, aluminum foil, sizzling, microwave timer, seasoning being spread, & slicing.   
  5. The sound level is moderate, since I’m sitting right next to the kitchen and can hear everything clearly.  The amount of sound activity is limited since cooking sounds don’t overpower each other. 
  6. Calm. 
  7. Oven, sizzling & slicing. 

New House Who Dis? Log #8
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3/26/2020

Farthest Sound- The sound of birds chirping outside my window and of cars driving by on the street.

Medium Distance- The shower running in the next room as well of the fan going off, making a sound as though it hasn’t been cleaned of dust in a while.

Closest Distance- The chewing of my own gum as well. as a text message ding from my phone.

Sound Description- Busy and full of life.

Important Sounds- The shower, the fan, and the gum

A Quite Drive Downtown (don’t worry I had my brother record it)
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3/26/2020

Location-  Driving down the street in downtown in my home city, had my brother recording of course. Safe driving is important kids.

Sounds in Clip- The sound of the wind blowing hard against my car, the suffiling as I try not to make too much noise with my body, the click of my turn signal.

Journal Entry #9 – Barone
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  1. Date: 3/25/20 – Time: 10:30pm – Location: My Home (Carmel, NY)
  2. The farthest sounds from me are the downstairs TV playing and my mom screaming in shock at the TV.
  3. In the medium range of sound, I can hear my brother’s laptop playing a video in his room across the hallway.
  4. The closest sounds from me are my fingers fluttering and typing on my keyboard.
  5. The general sound level is very noisy and the amount of sound activity is wide-ranging since there are a lot of sounds being made all around the house.
  6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is irritating.
  7. 3 things that are essential to the “sound environment” is my mom screaming at the TV, my brother’s laptop playing a video, and my fingers fluttering.