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Journal Entry
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11:34 p.m. 3/19/2015

Farthest away: Cars in the parking lot, a motorcycle on the turnpike, a flagpole rope whipping against a flagpole

Medium distance:  my roommate eating chips as loud as humanly possible, my radiator making an alarming kind of ticking noise, people talking in the common room below me, wind howling outside my window

Closest: my fingers typing on my computer, my sighs of frustration at my roommate eating chips as loud as humanly possible, my phone vibrating

The sound level has been the same for a while. No one’s really talking and i’m just trying to focus on the ambient noises from outside, instead of my roommate eating chips

one word: frustration

three sounds: crunching, typing, cars driving

Journal Entry: White Noise in Modern Drama II
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Royston’s voice is only ONE of the interesting things you can hear in class.

3/19/15, 3pm, Breslin Hall

Farthest: Cars outside in parking lot, a couple guys laughing about something in the hallway, someone’s leg shaking out of restlessness in the front row.
Medium: Royston talking about Expressionism, someone’s iPod (which they forgot to turn off) playing an undiscernible yet audible song from their bag, a row in front of me.
Closest: My chair squeaking (UGH), Anna and Kelly (both sitting next to me) trying to giggle as quietly as possible, Paige’s pen writing on paper.

Royston’s voice remained at a consistent level, and all the surrounding noises fluctuated from nearly silent to about half the volume of Royston.

One Word Description: Restless.

Three sounds: Royston lecturing, chair squeaking, stifled giggling

Sound Observation #5
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1. 3/2/15 – 4:00pm – Fitness Center

2. Farthest: equipment motors running, weights dropping, heavy footsteps from runners, music playing through ceiling speakers, people grunting

3. Medium: people talking, doors opening/closing

4. Closest: music from others headphones passing by, heavy breathing

5. the sound level changed frequently without any consistency and sound activity was high.

6. One Word Description: Dizzy

7. Three Sounds: weights dropping, music from others headphones passing by, doors opening/closing

Dressing Room Madness
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March 4, 7pm, Adams Playhouse dressing room

1) Farthest sounds: People (Sampson?) yelling orders upstairs from the stage. Sam Kamelhar handling the long chain on the ladder leading to the trapdoor.

2) Medium range: Laughter in the neighboring dressing room. Jean being interviewed for the Chronicle outside the door. The sink running, or a toilet flushing.

3) Dressing room banter. Tom spraying his hair white, and Jordan unzipping/unbuttoning his street clothes to get into costumes. The clanging of the gold jewelry I wear for Richard. Clothes hangers being pushed aside on the rack.

Sound level remains pretty consistent and buzzing. It has the energy of excited people trying to not give over to nerves.

One-word description: Buzzing.

Three sounds: Orders from upstairs, hairspray, handling of clothing

Max’s Journal Entry
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1- 3/3/15 -2:12-Emily Lowe Hallway

2- I can hear people speaking in the drama office and I can also hear the geese on the green outside.
3- People are talking in the psibrary and people are basically shouting in the drounge.
4- The door keeps opening and closing as people enter and exit emily lowe, people are walking up and down the stairs.
5- Very loud today.
6- Busy
7- The talking coming from the drounge and psibrary with the occasional door opening.

 

Sound Observation #4
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1. 2/26/15 – 12:00pm – Bits&Bites

2. Farthest: footsteps, trays slamming, wrappers being opened or thrown out, keys jingling

3. Medium: coughing, sniffles, the heater constantly buzzing, chatter, mouths chewing loudly

4. Closest: music student humming, myself coughing, table leg tapping the floor from wobbling

5. the sound level was at a constant medium with a lot of sound activity

6. One Word Description: messy

7. Three Sounds: trays slamming, coughing, table leg tapping the floor from wobbling

Journal Entry Number 4
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1. Bits 12:30 February 25th

2. Farthest-refrigerator humming, slight murmurs

3. Medium-shoes clacking on ground, a door opening and shutting

4. Closest-a very loud group screaming, the sound of chewing from my friend, bottle as it hits the table

5. Sounds all mush and blend together to create an obnoxious roar

6. Three essential sounds-loud group, shoes clacking, door opening and closing

7. One word-annoying

 

 

Journal Entry #4 Mall
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Place- Mall Rosevelt Field,  Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015 at 4PM

Closest sound- Friends talking, hangers sliding, music, rattling bags

Medium Sound- mumblings of other peoples conversations, cash register, occasional store announcements

Far sound- clothes falling on the floor and being folded (it was very faint but I could still hear it)

3 Essential Sounds-

Talking

Hangers

Bags

one word- Fun

 

Max’s Journal Entry
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1- 2/26/15 11:30pm Emily Lowe Design Studio

2- Taylor speaking on the other side of the room and the door’s constant opening and closing.
3- Patrick is talking and cutting things. You can hear his ruffling with paper.
4- The sound of my paintbrush as I paint.
5- There is a lot going on right now and hard to pick out any one sound. There is also music playing.
6- Busy.
7- Music, talking, door’s opening and closing.