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Journal Entry #6 – Barone
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  1. Date: 3/3/20 – Time: 7:00pm – Location: Emily Lowe Hall Room 106 (Summer and Smoke Rehearsal)
  2. The farthest sound from me is the sound of a door opening and closing.
  3. In the medium range of sound, I can hear people talking and laughing at each other.
  4. The closest sound from me is the sound of me exhaling and my bones cracking while I am stretching.
  5. The general sound level is medium and the amount of sound activity is pretty wide-ranging since there are a group of people in one small circle.
  6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is active.
  7. 3 things that are essential to the “sound environment” is a door opening and closing, people talking and laughing, and me exhaling and cracking my bones while I am stretching.

Journal Entry #4 – Brennan
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When & Where: 03/02/2020 12:29pm Pride Den

Far Sounds: Talking, doors opening and closing, someone eating food, clapping

Medium Sounds: keyboard typing, jingling keys, talking, footsteps, paper shuffling, a can opening, sneezing and blowing their nose

Close Sounds: humming, people talking a foreign language, flipping pages in a book, 

General Level: loud

One-word Description: Alive

Essential Three Sounds: talking, footsteps, doors opening and closing

Journal Entry #5 – Ferguson
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1. Date: 2/26/20 – Time: 9:30pm – Location: Intramural Fields

2. Farthest away from me, I can hear the wind constantly blowing through the trees.  I can hear the engines of cars that are passing by from time to time as well.  Moreover, I can faintly hear people talking as they are walking past the fields.

3. In a medium range of sound, I can hear some of my teammates talking and laughing with each other.  Also, I can hear the frisbee either being caught or forcefully hitting the ground due to the wind, and the music as it is being played from a Bluetooth speaker.

4. The sounds closest to me include my footsteps when I am running up and down the field.  I can hear my teammates as they are calling out plays to me.  Furthermore, there are internal sounds present as I am constantly telling myself to keep my energy level up and to play at my best ability.

5. The general sound level is quite noisy due to the music from the speaker being a bit loud.  There is a good amount of sound activity going on as my teammates and I are constantly talking, yelling, and running around on the field.

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

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the music coming from the speaker, a slapping noise as the frisbee is being caught, and my teammates talking to one another with words of encouragement.

Journal Entry #5
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2/27/20 – 7:00am – Long Island Rail Road

Farthest Sounds: The air-locked door between train cars opening and slamming shut, the train moving along the rail, the passenger doors occasionally opening and closing. 

Medium Distance Sounds: There are a bunch of conversations happening in each different row, the train conductor punching tickets as he passes through, and the announcement of then next station

Closest Sounds: The sound of rubber as I move around in the seat, the sound of people talking behind and in front of me, the sound of a child tapping on the window

General Sound Level: Loud

Room Definition: Transportation

Essential Sounds: The train moving along the rail, the train conductor punching tickets, and the announcement of the next station