Friday, March 12th 2021 6:00pm
Location: At Citi Field, now a mass-vaccination site.
Farthest Sounds: The sound of cars driving by outside, sirens of emergency vehicles.
Medium Sounds: The voices of the other nurses talking to their patients. The sound of footsteps as people walked around the facility and up and down the stairs. The opening and closing of the doors to exit.
Closest Sounds: The nurse speaking directly to me. The unwrapping of the needle and sterilization equipment. The tapping sound from her fingers as she verified my information, coupled with the sound of her pencil against the paper as she filled out my information.
Sound Description / Level: Organized. Medium level.
Important Sounds: The unwrapping of the needle and sterilization equipment. The opening and closing of the exit doors.
Category Archives: Journal Entry
JOURNAL ENTRY # 3 – ALEXANDRA
Friday, March 12th 2021 4:32pm
Location: Sitting under the sky light in my bedroom.
Farthest Sounds: the whistling of the wind, the sound of traffic a few streets over
Medium Sounds: our neighbors dribbling the basketball outside in the driveway, the sound of our front door opening and closing, birds chirping in the tree outside my window
Closest Sounds: Emily and her boyfriend laughing at the tv in the next room, the hum of my mini fridge by my bed, the sound of my space heater turning on, the flickering of my candle on my bedside table
Sound Description / Level: peaceful/ambiance – I feel very relaxed. Not one sound is extremely louder than the other. I enjoy white noise, so I am at ease.
Important Sounds: the bird songs overlapping with the wind, the hum from my electronics turning on
Journal Entry #3 – Ash Boone
Thursday, March 11th, 2021 at 1:02pm
Location: Balcony overlooking the Student Center
Farthest Sounds: students talking amongst each other and socializing, music from farther away in the student center, workers yelling orders at each other, worker cooking with the pans at the sushi place, doors all around the student center opening and closing, creaking of doors and also slamming of some closing on their own
Medium Sounds: bookbags and chairs moving of people a little farther away, the music playing from starbucks, noise of the machine used to clean these cups they use to prepare drinks at starbucks, the oven being opened and closed, janitors walking by here and there, occasional toilet flushing from the balcony bathroom
Closest Sounds: my music playing softly and my fingers tapping my ipad screen as i study for my rhetoric test, chairs moving, bags shifting, keyboard tapping of others near me
Sound Description / Level: bustling– students walking around to hang out and grab food, classes from that time just ended so a lot of people that just got let out from class are here now, the starbucks line is exponentially growing and i missed my chance to grab oatmeal before class
Important Sounds: the cleaning machine at starbucks, keyboard clicking in the balcony of the student center, my spotify homework playlist
Journal Entry 3
In my kitchen. 3/10/21. 8:14PM
Far sounds: Cars, cat bell, housemate on the phone, dryer running
Medium sounds: Footsteps, refrigerator hum, wine bottle opening, pouring into glass
Close sounds: Bubbling, pans clanking, drawers opening/closing
Noise level: Soft
Important sounds: Bubbling, footsteps
Journal Entry 2
Location: My kitchen
Time: 10 PM
Far Sounds: Hofstra show in distance, cars outside driving by
Medium sounds: Washing machine, fridge
Close sounds: fish tank filter, typing, tv show
Overall noise level: Medium low
Important Sounds: Tv, fish tank, and cars
Journal Entry 2
My bedroom 8pm (during a Hofstra online performance)
Farthest sounds: Housemate yelling, TV, air fryer fan
Medium sounds: Air fryer beeping, cat meowing, cat bell, muffled bass guitar
Closest sounds: guitar, drums, clapping
Sound level: Loud
Description: Hectic
Important sounds: Clapping, guitar
Journal Entry #2-Juliana Battaglia
February 26, 2021 at 3:00pm
Location: In front of track 2 at the Mineola Train Station
Far Sounds: The traffic from the nearby roads as the cars honk and speed by. Sirens of emergency vehicles on the main roads.
Medium Sounds: The automated announcement of the train and destination from the intercom. People talking on the phone getting on and off the train. The footsteps of people walking.
Close Sounds: The whooshing of the wind as the train pulls into the station. The blowing of the horn from the train as it passes by. The signal of the doors opening and closing.
Sound Level: Medium
Description: Prominent
Important Sounds: The automated announcement, the blowing of the train’s horn, the whooshing of the train pulling in
Journal Entry #2 – Dylan Pojano
2/26/21, 4:15 pm, Enterprise Laundry Room
Sounds farthest away from me: The tumbling of the dryers, drying the copious amounts of garments it holds. One dinging, signifying that it has completed its hour long cycle.
Sounds at a medium range from me: The fumbling of opening a bag of tide pods, until it finally cracks open the squishy jewels. The scraping of a laundry basket against the floor, like nails on a chalkboard. The flapping noise of various dirty clothes, slapping on top of the washing machines, as they get sorted into their respective colors.
Sounds closest to me: Water hissing and screaming through a small hose, filling up the washing machines. A washing machine buzzing and humming below me, as it gets louder until it’s hurting the clothes at mach speed like a jet engine, so as to surely disperse the soap and rid everything of scum.
The general sound level and amount of sound activity. In its totality, the noise in the room is maddening, but the white noise that is being produced, beckons one to listen to its chaotic symphony.
One word description to the “sound environment”: Frenzied
Three sounds which are essential to the sound environment: Water whistling through the hoses, the dulling drone of the washing machines, and the air punching of the dryers.
Journal Entry #2 – Ash Boone
Thursday, February 25th, 2021 at 9:50pm
Location: Hofusa
Farthest Sounds: kitchen sounds–pans, oil bubbling (GOD the food here is oily and it sucks but we’re all desperate for late night on-campus munching), the distant yelling of order numbers and “brownie sundaes”, doors opening and closing as employees and students go through various entrances and exits
Medium Sounds: laughter, talking, banging, music — the liveliness of those around me hanging with their friends and just being in their own worlds, the movement of chairs and tables against the wooden floor, the TV on in the background
Closest Sounds: my friend talking, music playing, wrappers being played with, and food being eaten. we had nerds ropes which tasted like diabetes and french fries which were horribly oily, did not taste great, and very crunchy because they had clearly just been re-fried
Sound Description / Level: lively but not bustling — chill and lively at the same time; medium volume that fluctuates between quiet and loud
Important Sounds: the sounds from the kitchen, the sounds of food and drinks being consumed, tables and chairs moving across the wooden floor
Entry #1
February 12, 2021 10:00pm
Location: In my car outside my house
Far Sounds: Sirens, cars speeding down the street
Medium Sounds: crickets chirping, winds blowing and leaves blowing
Close Sounds: my breathing, my car engine.
Sound Description/Level: White Noise. Calm. Quiet.
Important Sounds: Crickets chirping, the leaves blowing with the wind.