4/14/20 – 4:00pm – My Front Lawn
Farthest Sounds: People talking inside the house, horns and sirens in the distance
Medium Distance Sounds: Cars driving down nearby streets
Closest Sounds: Cars driving past the house, people walking on the sidewalk, occasionally a dog barking
General Sound Level: Quiet
Room Definition: Neighborhood
Essential Sounds: Horns in the distance, cars driving past, and neighbors walking on the sidewalk
4/13/20 – 11:00am – My Bedroom
Farthest Sounds: Family talking in the living room, cars driving down the street
Medium Distance Sounds: Family going up and down the stairs, people going in and out of the bathroom
Closest Sounds: Fan blowing air, movie playing from TV,
General Sound Level: Moderate
Room Definition: Lively
Essential Sounds: Family talking in the living room, cars driving down the street, and family going up and down the stairs
1. Date: 4/17/20 – Time: 5:30pm – Location: My Living Room
2. Farthest from me, I can hear noises coming from the television in my parents’ bedroom upstairs, as well as water rapidly filling up the bathtub in my bathroom upstairs.
3. In a medium range, I can hear noises coming from the oven as it is being used to cook food. Also, I can hear the toilet being flushed and water coming out of the faucet in the bathroom on the first floor.
4. Closest to me, I hear noises coming from the television in the living room and a constant sound coming from my phone to alert me with notifications. Moreover, I can hear myself laughing at the content on the television.
5. The general sound level is very noisy due to there being a great amount of sound activity happening throughout my house.
6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “bustling”.
7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the water filling up the bathtub, the noises coming from the television in my parents’ bedroom, and my phone constantly alerting me.
4/16/2020
Farthest Sound- The wind outside my window, the sounds of cars driving along the Road by my house.
Medium Distance- My brother, his girlfriend, and one of my roommates playing music in the living room and hanging out. It sounds Semi 50’s inspired and its distant enough to be a fever dream.
Closest Distance- My own music lightly playing and the sound of my own self tapping on the key board.
Sound Description- Like its late summer in the Santa Cruz Bay Area in the 1950’s and mom and pop are playing music in the living room as they talk about their day… So a 1950’s fever dream.
Important Sounds- The music, my roommates voices, my key board
Date, Time, Location: 4/16/20, 8:43 pm, my bedroom
Farthest: ring camera going off, someone coming upstairs
Medium: my mother watching Tv, Adam closing his door
Closest: Me watching a video, typing on a keyboard
sound level: quiet
One word description: boring
3 essential sounds: TV, Video, Door closing
When & Where: 04/15/2020 12:07am Sitting at my bedroom desk with the window open
Far Sounds: my brother talking downstairs, quiet footsteps
Medium Sounds: wind rustling the trees, my other brother playing video games the next room over, some chatter from him as well
Close Sounds: my loud-*** air filter running, squeaking chair.
General Level: medium
One-word Description: bedroom
Essential Three Sounds: the air filter, squeaky chair, brother talking
1. Date: 4/11/20 – Time: 11:15am – Location: My Yard
2. Farthest from me, I can hear my neighbors from across the street talking and their car doors being closed. I can hear the wind constantly blowing through the trees in the backyard.
3. In a medium range, I can hear some cars passing by my house, which includes the sound of a mail truck. Also, I hear the mailman opening up and shutting several mailboxes along the street.
4. The sounds closest to me include my footsteps and the sound of a metal shovel banging against rocks. I can hear the bag of mulch being emptied onto the flowerbed as well.
5. The general sound level is rather quiet than noisy since there is only a little amount of sound activity occurring.
6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “delightful”.
7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the wind blowing through the trees, a metal shovel banging against rocks, and the sound of the mail truck.
4/9/2020
Farthest Sound- The clanking off bottles outside and crushing gravel as people walk around and talk, cars passing by on the road.
Medium Distance- The. muffled yet familiar soul of the Suite life of Zach and Cody theme song as my roommate watches it in the living room. He laughter follows soon after.
Closest Distance- The sound of my roommates in their room, and the typing of my key board.
Sound Description- Like its summer vacation in 2012. So timeless.
Important Sounds- The tv show, the bottles, the laughter