Journal Entry #1

  1. 2/6/2025 – My bedroom 12:30pm
  2. Sounds farthest away: Car horns, my downstairs neighbors walking, birds chirping
  3. Sounds at a medium distance: My roommates talking in our living room, pots and pans clacking
  4. Sounds nearest to me: My AC running, music playing from my laptop
  5. The general sound level is moderate; loud when my music picks up
  6. One word to describe sound environment – Calming
  7. Three important sounds: Music, AC running, roommates talking

Field Recording

Location: my kitchen

In this field recording, you can hear my roommates talking and my cat purring. It is a very typical night at home, and all of us are talking about the recent club elections my roommate just had.

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Field Recording

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Location: my living room

In this recording, you can hear my girlfriend and I bullying the cat as my roommate types on their computer. The air conditioner is going, and you can occasionally hear me hiccuping.

Field Recording

5/8 8:26pm Playhouse greenroom

In this recording you can hear the music from the Danceworks piece currently on the stage. You can also hear laughter and chatter from dancers in the greenroom as well as my typing.

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Final Journal Entry

5/5/24

Time: 7:45 pm

Location: my living room

Sounds closest: my computer humming, my roommate’s music playing

Sounds in medium distance: cat meowing in the bathroom, bottles occasionally falling over when she knocks them over

Sounds furthest: people milling around downstairs

One word: relaxing

Sound level: low

Most important sounds: music, cat, bottles falling over

Journal Entry 5

April 30, 4:52. My livingroom.

The sounds that are furthest away from me: Cars and birds outside, footsteps upstairs.
The sounds that are a medium distance from me: The fridge and ice-maker in the kitchen.
The sounds that are closest to me: Adventure Time on the TV, friends talking.
The sound level of the space: Medium
One word description: Fun
Three sounds that are most important to the environment: TV, friends, ice-maker.