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Journal Entry #3 – Barone
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  1. Date: 2/13/20 – Time: 7:30pm – Location: My Dorm (Colonial Square East)
  2. The farthest sound from me is the faint noise of a blowdryer being used by someone across the hall.
  3. From a medium range of sound, I can hear the air vent blowing out air from my lounge.
  4. The closest sounds from me are my fingers typing on my laptop and the ticking from my clock.
  5. The general sound level is pretty quiet and there is very little sound activity since there isn’t much sound from where I am.
  6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is relaxing.
  7. 3 sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” is the air vent blowing out air in my lounge, my fingers typing on my laptop, and my clock ticking in my room.

Journal Entry #3
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  1. 2/13/2020, 7:31pm, Backyard
  2. Airplane, Sirens in the distance
  3. Cars zooming down the street, car doors slamming, housemates inside talking
  4. The wind, my breathing 
  5. The sound level is very low since there were only a sounds that were heard from a distance, and amount of sound activity is very minimum since I was able to pinpoint certain sounds and they didn’t clash together.  
  6. Serene
  7. Wind, Cars, Airplane 

Journal Entries #4
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Date, Time, Location: 2/13/20, my dorm room, 6:31 pm

Farthest away: dings of the elevator, doors opening, cars honking

Medium range: Crows cawing, wind from outside, my neighbor opening inserting her key

Closest: my heater working, keyboard tapping, a youtube video playing from my phone

One word description: calming

3 essential sounds to the environment: keyboard tapping, heater working, doors opening

The Room Where Homework Happens #3
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2/13/2020

Farthest Sound- The dripping of rain from the gutters on the roof, and of the rain falling down into the drain, a large truck just passed by as well as a plane.

Medium Distance- Students walking back into their dorm, there is a path right next to my. window that people tend to use quite often.

Closest Distance- The rap tap tapping of my key board, as well as the pop pop popping of my highly messed up back/spine. 

General Sound Level- a good sound level to work comfortably in, not to loud but not deathly quite either.

Sound Description- Quite… Perhaps too quiet… 

Important Sounds- Rain dripping and hitting the ground, cars going vroom on the street, my typing as I’m writing this, and students walking outside. 

Journal Entry #3
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2/10/20 – 2:00pm – Campus on a Rainy Day

Farthest Sounds: The sounds of cars driving around the parking lot and Hempstead Turnpike, car horns honking, a police siren driving past

Medium Distance Sounds: People walking back and forth as they go to class, the sound of rain falling, rain hitting trees and the ground, people talking

Closest Sounds: The sound of stepping on the wet ground, wind hitting my ear, 

General Sound Level: Low

Room Definition: Rainy

Essential Sounds: Rain falling, Rain hitting the trees and ground, and the sound of stepping on the wet ground.

Journal Entry #2 – Brennan
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When & Where: 02/09/2020 6:02pm Balcony above the Student Center Starbucks

Far Sounds: A Heavy door slamming shut occasionally, Chatter of dozens of people eating, music

Medium Sounds: People ordering coffee, Baristas, latte machines, ice being served and poured, a cash register printing receipts, a blender

Close Sounds: keys jingling, footsteps, keystrokes on a laptop a few seats away,

General Level: loud

One-word Description: Bustling

Essential Three Sounds: Baristas, tons of dinner time chatter, distant music

(my apologies for the late post — I just forgot about the assignment until last night)