Journal Entry #6 – Brennan

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

Journal Entry #7 – Ferguson

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.

All Quite On the Northern Netherlands Front Log #7

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

Journal Entry #5 – Brennan

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

Journal Entry #7

  1. 3/12/2020, 2:55pm, Trader Joe’s in Westbury, NY.
  2. Sliding doors opening/closing, cars driving outside, & shopping carts pushed against each other outside.
  3. Bells ringing at cash registers, cardboard being ripped & broken down, shopping carts rolling around, customers talking & background music playing.
  4. Time clock beeping, footsteps, paper grocery bags opening, & item scanner beeping.
  5. The sound level is medium because the sounds aren’t loud enough where they clash and you can’t pinpoint individual sounds.  The amount of sound activity was very high because there were at least 10 sounds that I could identify.  
  6. Hectic.
  7. Food item scanner, shopping carts, & paper grocery bags.

Journal Entry #8 Home Edition

Date, Time, Location: 3/12, around 5 pm, Stop and Shop in Ridgefield, CT

Farthest away: carts moving, child screaming, people talking loudly

Medium: carts moving, people taking things off of the shelf, refrigerator doors opening and closing.

Closest: Friend talking to me, doors opening and closing, pallet carts moving, people talking

Sound Level: Loud and busy

One word Description: Crazy

3 Essential sounds: refrigerator doors opening, people talking, people taking things off of the shelves.

Journal Entry #7 – Barone

  1. Date: 3/12/20 – Time: 5:00pm – Location: My Home (Carmel, NY)
  2. The farthest sounds from me is my mom talking to my grandma downstairs in the kitchen and the television on.
  3. In the medium range of sound, I can hear someone walking up the staircase towards my room.
  4. The closest sounds from me is me typing on my laptop and sniffling.
  5. The general sound level is pretty noisy and the amount of sound activity is large since a lot of noises are happening at once.
  6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is loud.
  7. 3 things that are essential to the “sound environment” is my mom talking to my grandma, someone walking up the staircase, and me typing on my laptop.

Journal Entry #6 – Ferguson

1. Date: 3/4/20 – Time: 11:45am – Location: Jersey Mikes

2. The sounds that I can hear furthest away from me are the sound coming from the television, as well as the customers talking as they are ordering their food.  Also, I can slightly hear a beeping noise coming from an appliance in the kitchen.

3. The sounds that I can hear in the medium range involve the doors being opened/closed as people are entering/leaving, and people talking to each other as they are walking in.  Moreover, I can hear the cashier’s voice as they inform the customers of the total cost of the orders.

4. The sounds closest to me are my friends talking and laughing with each other, and them sipping their beverages from their straws.  I can hear the crumbling of wrappers as we all pick up our food, bite into them, and munch on them.

5. The general sound level is moderately loud since there is a good amount of sound activity taking place throughout the building.

6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “casual”.

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are my friends and I talking and laughing with each other, sipping our beverages, and munching out food.

Journal Entry #7

Date, time, location: 3/5/20, around midnight, walking to Hofstra USA

Farthest: cars driving and their horns

Medium range sounds: unlocking of building doors, people talking

closest: footsteps, my music playing through my headphones, people talking

sound level: very quiet

one word description: quiet

3 sounds: cars, unlocking of doors, footsteps