- 5/1/17, 9:19, Breslin Hall
- Farthest: People chattering in the room next to me
- Medium: Dr Kolb talking about a beggars opera, a film version of the Beggar’s Opera plays
- Closest: The person behind me is ruffling through papers and putting down a cup
- Loud
- bored
- Dr. Kolb talking and people moving in their seats
Category Archives: Journal Entry
Journal Entry
- 4/27/17, 7:27, Alliance Hall
- Farthest: Cars driving and people yelling on the field
- Medium: The tv is on tuned to ESPN
- Closest: there is a ringing in my right ear and I can hear my breath
- MEduim
- Calm
- Tv and ear ringing
Journal Entry
- 4/1/17, 6:58 PM, Waiting for train at Mineola
- Farthest sound: Music from inside a car pulling into the station, train horn
- Medium: Beeping from ticket machines, music playing from a speaker
- Closest: Couple talking next to me, Voice on intercom announcing trains, luggage rolling behind me
- Medium
- Hectic
- Couple talking, train horn, car music, music form speaker, beeping, intercom
Journal Entry
- 4/5/17, 6 PM, Getting my haircut at the Hofstra salon
- Farthest sound: Woman talking on phone outside
- Medium: Brush sounds/folding foil from woman getting her hair dyed, running water in sink, cabinets opening and closing, 2 hairdryers on high
- Closest: Woman talking next to me, hairdresser talking to me, comb running through hair, scissors snipping
- Medium sound level
- Relaxed
- Talking, hairdryer, scissors snipping, cabinets closing, running water in sink, comb in hair
Journal Entry
- 3/17/17, 8:05 AM, Waiting to board airplane
- Farthest sound: Baby crying at other gate far away
- Medium: “ding” from people’s tickets being swiped, Voice on intercom announcing flights
- Closest: My friends talking, Man on the phone in front of me, rolling luggage scraping floor
- Medium/Loud
- Hectic
- Talking, phone call, rolling luggage, intercom
Journal Entry
- 3/8/17, 7:45 PM, sitting down in back of the student center
- Farthest sound: Faint chatter from people walking out by sbarro
- Medium: 2 people sitting and talking a few tables away from me, worker wiping down tables about 50 feet from me, worker taking out the garbage
- Closest: My friend sitting across from me talking, her fork scraping the bottom of her plate
- Medium sound level
- Relaxed
- talking, fork scraping, eating, garbage bag
Journal-10
- April 10, 2017 Metropolitan Opera
- Farthest- orchestra warming up, people talking
- Middle- people talking, people walking, rustling papers
- Closest- my roommate talking to me, rustling of my program
- Level- medium
- Description- sophisticated
- Important Sounds- orchestra warming up, programs rustling, people talking
Field Recording
4/14/17 12:35 PM
Sound Heard: People talking, TV playing documentary on Casey Anthony
Journal Entry
5:00 AM April 14, 2017 My room
2. cars (not constant)
3. bird calls, both tweeting and cawing
4. laptop hum, roommate murmuring in sleep
5. low sound level with no real rhythm, very inconsistant
6. disruptive
7. roommate murmuring, cawing of the bird, and the cars
- 4/14/17-1:48AM-Hofusa
- Farthest-Clanging of dishes or pots, a door closing, refridgerator hum, people talking
- Medium-Cart rolling, TVs on a low volume, a person putting things in a bag, chairs moving one at a time
- Closest-me typing on the keyboard, a newsman talking on TV, broom sweeping, a sigh from the cleaning lady
- General Sound level and Activity are low.
- “Renewal”
- Woman sighing, the newsman talking on TV, broom sweeping