- 04/14/2022-2:30pm- On a bench outside of Calkins Hall.
- Farthest Sounds: laughs from people sitting on the quad, traffic from cars on the nearby road
- Medium Sounds: the crunching of soil as a Hofstra Plant worker shovels into the ground, birds chirping in the trees above the bench.
- Closest Sounds: loud slamming of tap shoes hitting the floor from the opened window of a classroom in Calkins right above the bench, the flipping of pages in the notebook on my lap as a breeze comes through.
- There is a fair amount of sound activity, but it is really spaced out making it seem quiet or as if there is not that much occurring.
- One Word: Melodic
- The sound of the tap dancing is absolutely needed to maintain this environment, ever since doing musical theatre in high school I have always found the sound of tap shoes hitting the floor to be a pleasant sound thus the choice to pick melodic. The birds chirping and distant laughing also contributes. Being outside and seeing others outside enjoying the warm weather really indicated that we are in a new season. It felt very soothing to be outside and away from just sitting in a classroom, and it felt good to see others enjoying this time as well.
Category Archives: Journal Entry
Joey Perman Journal Entry #3
Date: April 12th
Location: Backyard of Broadfield
Far Sounds: Crows crowing in the sky, cars revving their engines
Medium Sounds: Birds tweeting in a nearby tree, people talking loudly in the yard next door
Close Sounds: Anna watching videos on Tik Tok, Anna singing along to a song on her Tik Tok
Sound Description/Level: Louder sounds breaking the peaceful sounds of nature
One Word: Pleasant
Most Important Sounds: the sounds of Anna’s tik tok, the crow sounds in the background
Journal Entry 5- Nicole Cullen
Date: April 12th
Location: Psibrary
Far Sounds: Doors closing upstairs, sneakers against the tile as someone walks down the hallway, Julianna tapping on the wall, front doors of Lowe opening and closing
Medium Sounds: Someone walking up the stairs, people talking in the hallway, chair squeaking, Julianna banging on the psibrary door, Lowe 110 door opening and closing
Close Sounds: Joey and Julianna talking about cab acts, Joey laughing, Anna talking to me, typing on laptop, Julianna and Anna conversing,
Sound Description/Level: loud, active
One Word: Lively
Most Important Sounds: Anna and Julianna conversing, people talking in the hallway, Lowe 110 door opening and closing
Journal Entry #4- Gabby Macallister
Date: April 3rd, 2022,
Location and Time: My bed, 7:57pm
Far Sounds: The dryer running, the tv going downstairs, an ambulance driving by, plane flying overhead, car honking
Medium Sounds: Housemates talking downstairs, people walking by my window talking, typing, housemate moving chair in their room
Close Sounds: Housemate laughing, the shower running upstairs, housemate slamming fridge, pouring water from a britta filter, Mishka running down the stairs, Harry Styles playing
Sound Description/Level: low, mostly quiet
One Word: comfortable
Most Important Sounds: Mishka running down the stairs, housemates laughter people walking and talking
Journal Entry 4- Nicole Cullen
Date: April 3rd, 2022
Location: My living room, Hempstead NY
Far Sounds: the clanging of pans upstairs, footsteps upstairs, door lock beeping, car on the street driving by, loud bang upstairs
Medium Sounds: side door being unlocked, Michelle and Avery greeting each other, clicking of laptop mouse, side door creaking shut, low hum of the fridge
Close Sounds: typing of laptop keys, Michelle whispering and running lines, laptop being set down on table, Avery yawning, Avery and Joey talking to each other, cup being set on table
Sound Description/Level: low, quiet, routine
One Word: productive
Most Important Sounds: typing of laptop keys, Michelle running lines, clicking of laptop mouse
Sound Journal 4 – Michelle Pavloff
Date: April 3, 2022
Location and time: Downstairs living room of my house, 2:00 pm
Far Sounds: Slight knocking of the water heater, electrical buzzing of refrigerator, car honking in the distance
Medium Sounds: Thudding of footsteps upstairs, closing drawers, airplane flying overhead, birds chirping
Close Sounds: Whirring of mini fridge, my typing, knocking at the door
Sound Description/ Level: Quiet, low level
One Word: Sedate
Most Important Sounds: Electrical buzzing, footsteps, typing, knocking
Journal Entry 4 – George
Date: Saturday, April 2nd
Location and Time: 2nd floor of the student center, 8:11pm
Far Sounds: Doors opening & closing, chairs scraping the floor
Medium Sounds: Starbucks baristas making drinks, people talking below
Close Sounds: People walking behind me, my typing,
Sound Description/Level: Medium amount of noise, very collegiate
One Word: Late-night
Important Sounds: chairs scraping, baristas making drinks, typing
Sound Journal #4~~ Kaitlyn Bancroft
- March 26th- 5:28pm- World War 2 Memorial in Washington D.C.
- The splashing of water as the ducks swim around in the reflecting pool close by, the fluttering of kites as crowds of people are flying them around the cherry blossoms
- Chatter of those walking into and out of the memorial, as well as the scraping of shoes against the concrete and gravel.
- Sniffles of people taking in the memorial, camera clicks from those capturing photos.
- Despite how many different sounds can be heard, it wasn’t loud at all. You would only be able to pin point these sounds if you were really listening for them. Other than these subtle sounds, it was very silent as people walked around taking in what was presented to them.
- One word: tranquil
- I would say the sounds needed to maintain the environment, would be the sniffles you heard from essentially all around you, as well as the flutter of the kites overhead, and the slight splashing of the ducks in the reflecting pool. All of these sounds were very soft and quiet as if they knew that any loudness of any sort would disrupt the emotionally charged peace in the air as people wandered through the memorial.
Journal Entry 4: Lizzy Tauro
Date: April 1
Location and Time: Costume Shop 11:45pm
Far Sounds: people conversing in the hall
Medium Sounds: laundry drying, air conditioner running
Close Sounds: washer spinning clothes, vent blowing air, my typing
Sound Description/Level: it sounds like a laundromat. all of the noises seem like they belong together except for my typing.
One Word: productive
Sound Journal 4
1- 4/1/22, 9:20 pm, a college house living room
2- Far Sounds: steady wind, laundry clanging in the basement
3- Medium Sounds: shuffling and shifting on furniture, cars driving by
4- Close Sounds: lo-fi beats, periodic sighing, keyboard clacking, periodic talking about miscellaneous subjects
5- Sound Activity and Level: a low to mid level of sound activity at a low sound level, with the occasional medium spike due to conversations
6- One Word: Focused
7- 3 Essential Sounds: Lo-Fi beats, keyboard clacking, conversations