Date, Time, Location: 3/26/2020, 6pm, Home in my driveway
Farthest Away: Frogs or some kind of animal?, dogs barking
Medium Range: Someone riding on a bike, my dogs running through leaves, water running nearby
Closest: Garage opening, me walking, my phone playing music
Sound level: a normal kind of quiet
One word Description: home
3 essential sounds: garage opening, dogs barking, frogs?
3/26/2020
Farthest Sound- The sound of birds chirping outside my window and of cars driving by on the street.
Medium Distance- The shower running in the next room as well of the fan going off, making a sound as though it hasn’t been cleaned of dust in a while.
Closest Distance- The chewing of my own gum as well. as a text message ding from my phone.
Sound Description- Busy and full of life.
Important Sounds- The shower, the fan, and the gum
Date, Time, Location: 3/19/20, Around noon, Outside of Bill of Rights
Farthest away: cars driving by, horns honking
Medium range: Doors opening, bins rolling, people talking
Closest Range: My brother talking to me, bin rolling, cart rolling, me breathing, things in the bin moving around.
Sound Level: quiet compared to the normal atmosphere
One word description: depressing
3 Essential sounds: bins rolling, cars driving, people talking
When & Where: 03/19/2020 6:10pm My dad’s new house
Far Sounds: Cars parking behind the house and driving in the road
Medium Sounds: Crunching, talking, video game noises from the TV, buttons and joysticks on a controller
Close Sounds: The electric whirring of a refridgerator, chair squeaks
General Level: low
One-word Description: homely
Essential Three Sounds: video game & controller noises, talking, cars outside
1. Date: 3/10/20 – Time: 4:00pm – Location: My Dormitory
2. Farthest away from me, I can hear a couple of people talking in the hallway, as well as the stairwell door being slammed shut.
3. In a medium range, I can hear my air conditioning unit constantly blowing out air. Also, I hear noises coming from the television.
4. The sounds closest to me include me laughing and breathing. I can hear the many different noises coming from my phone too.
5. The general sound level is quiet due to the fact that many other students on my floor already left for Spring Break. However, there is still a good amount of sound activity occurring in my dorm.
6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “lonely”.
7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the a/c unit blowing out air, noise coming from the television, and the stairwell door being slammed shut.
3/13/2020
Farthest Sound- Nothing at the moment, all of the house has left except for my roommate, myself, and two other people.
Medium Distance- As I right this the wind is howling against my window making ti whistle with the gaps.
Closest Distance- The A/C unite in my room and the flutter of rustling papers on the wall, and my roommate giggling.
Sound Description- peaceful and tranquil.
Important Sounds- The A/C, my roommates laughter
When & Where: 03/12/2020 9:36pm Sitting outside of a dorm hall at KSC
Far Sounds: Cars, motorcycles, a far of siren, someone running on pavement, wind
Medium Sounds: footsteps, talking, trees blowing in the wind, the hum of an HVAC unit
Close Sounds: door buzzing people in, footsteps, talking, windows closing,
General Level: quiet
One-word Description: calm
Essential Three Sounds: wind, door buzz, distant vehicles