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Journal Entry #1- Gabby Macallister
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Date: February 11th, 2022

Location and Time: Hempstead, NY (home) 3:24pm

Far Sounds: Car coming to a screeching stop, Hofstra bus driving around campus, car driving by my house, the house creaking from someone moving around upstairs, car engines revving at set of lights that are close by my house, police siren, someone honking their horn, truck backing up

Medium Sounds: People throwing wood on top of other wood, construction car moving, people talking about construction, front door closing, Mishka (dog) running down the stairs, wind chimes from my next door neighbors chimes, geese flying over, fire department alarm that is going off that sounds like the world is ending

Close Sounds: Leaves rustling on the ground, wind making the branches on the trees shake, tree sounding creaky, birds chirping in the trees, someone dropping stuff off in the kitchen, wind making the screen door shake and hit into the sliding glass window

Sound Description/Level: calm, this is what it normally sounds like outside, especially with the wind. Very homey vibes and relaxing

One Word: serene

Most Important Sounds: Leaves rustling, wind chimes going, car engine revving, wood being thrown on top of other wood, end of the world sounding alarm going off

 

JOURNAL ENTRY 1- GIANNA
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Date: February 11th, 2022

Location and time: Hempstead, NY (home, in the living room) 12:59 pm

Far sounds: a voice singing from upstairs, a lightbulb tinkling

Medium sounds: a truck backing up outside, the refrigerator humming from the kitchen, car alarm outside

Close sounds: a vacuum coming from directly upstairs, the sound of a friend typing next to me

Sound description/level: very quiet, all sounds are naturally occurring in a home environment

One word for the sound environment: homely

Important sounds: the typing of a friend, the various voices/noises coming from the other tenants

Journal Entry 1 (2/11/22)
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Date: February 11th, 2022

Location and Time: Hempstead, NY (home), 1:00 pm

Far Sounds: light wind, occasional car passing, a man’s voice singing casually (muffled)

Medium Sounds: heavy footsteps upstairs, creaking floorboards, doors periodically squeaking, shutting, and clicking, a vacuum running

Close Sounds: voices on zoom, clacking keyboard, whirring computer

Sound Description/Level: relatively quiet, most sounds are only occasional

One Word: domestic

Most Important Sounds: the clacking keyboard, the footsteps, the singing, the voices

JOURNAL ENTRY 1- Jaden
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location: back of the student center in parking lot

Far sounds: college student running to cross the stree, theres still salt and dust on the ground so you can hear it being kicked and pushed around as he runs. Cars are also going fast in the distance too and you can hear the engine running and being loud.

Medium sounds: cars going over speed bumps and tires rolling on the concrete.

close sounds: wind blowing and cars passing by over and over trying to find a parking spot. The sound of footsteps are also there too.

Sound description/level: sounds more like an empty parking lot but the sound itself was distant and far but very noticeable.

Important sounds: The foot steps, loud cars in distance

 

JOURNAL ENTRY 1 – GEORGE
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Date: February 10th, 2022

Location & Time: The Drounge, 2:03pm

Far sounds: A female-sounding voice is singing in their MUTH class. The song might be “Come to Your Senses” from tick, tick…boom! There are cheers, laughter, and piano coming from that room.

Medium sounds: Footsteps going up and down stairs, doors opening and closing in Lowe.

Close sounds: people typing on keyboards, soft humming, costume carts rolling through the hall.

Sound description/level: Low, quiet but not library quiet. Good volume for getting work done in peace.

One word for the “sound environment”: mellow

Important sounds: distant singing, typing on a keyboard, humming

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Friday April 9th 2021 7:16pm

Location: My boyfriend’s room

Farthest Sounds: cars driving by, sirens, and a conversation across the street

Medium Sounds: Music from the next room and talking from outside the room

Closest Sounds: The television in the room, Super Mario Party music, and dog barking

Sound Description/ Level: Medium- Lively but winding down for the evening

Important Sounds: Super Mario Party and the television