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Sound Environment
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February 1, 2016, 12:49am, Hague common room. 

Farthest: A dorm room opening, dragging footsteps, squeak of the front door, murmurs of conversation

Medium: The fluorescent light buzzing above my head, the HVAC unit behind me blowing out hot air softly

Closest: The machine whirr of the soda machine, my chair squeaking below me every time I move, keyboard clicking.

Sound level: Quiet, everyone else in the room previously has left to go to bed, so I am left listening to the noises of quiet for the first time all day. 

One word: Unwinding

Three sounds: Whirring of soda machine, HVAC unit blowing air, distant doors opening. 

Journal Entry: 2/26
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Journal Entry:

Walking back from rehearsal, 2/26, 10 p.m.

1. Farthest: Cars whooshing by in the distance. Someone clearly having a party in Constitution Hall, with music and screaming muffled through the walls.

2. Medium: Three (drunk?) girls complaining about being hungry, probably on their way to Hofstra USA. The footsteps of someone a ways behind me. Door to Estabrook Hall opening.

3. Closest: My own footsteps on the asphalt, mixed with the quiet but slippy sound when I reach an icy patch, and crunchy if I step on hardened snow. The cold wind blowing a high pitch.

I feel cold, alone, and miserable. It’s just one of those winter nights where you wonder why you went to school in New England when there are drama programs in California and Florida. (Of course, getting back to my warm room and remembering that life isn’t so hard dispels that thought).

One word: Bitter

Three essential sounds: Distant cars, wind, footsteps on inconsistent terrain

Sound Journal – Late Night Paint Call
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1. Spiegel, Friday, May 2, 1:40 am.

2. Sounds furthest from me: Beja’s keys jingle as he paints a wall, I can also hear his paint brush moving up and down along the wood.

3. Sound at a medium range: Beja’s music, a remix of classics and techno music plays from the speakers above me.

4. Sounds closest to me: Meagan is talking about having a migraine. Marina is painting a pew beside me. The brush strokes could put me to sleep.

5. General sound activity and sound level: Aside from the soft music and rhythmic brush strokes, the sound activity is low, along with the sound level.

6. Word to describe sound environment: Soothing.

7. Three sounds that complete sound environment:
– Music playing from speakers
– Soft chatter
– Paint brushes on wood

Journal Entry Numero 10!
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1. Thursday, 4/24/14, 1:36A Penn Station, aboard a LIRR train

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:

> Footsteps
> LIRR Announcer
> Shouting drunk kids

3. Identify the sounds at medium range from you:

> Train on adjacent platform leaves the station
> Police Officers getting information from a girl who dropped her phone on the tracks
> Someone loudly relieving themselves in the train bathroom cabin

4. Identify the sounds closest to you:

> A man sits down next to me
> My own breathing

5. Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity:

The general sound level seems strained. Sound is tough to make at this time of night, and yet people fight against the difficulty. The amount of activity is high in concentrated areas, but overall is medium-low.

6. Assign one word to describe the sound environment

Stiff

7. Select three sounds essential to the environment:

> Footsteps
> Drunk People
> LIRR Announcer