1- 11:30 pm Friday the 9th on the intramural field
2- Cars and police sirens.
3- People laughing and talking.
4- A tree rustling, my jacket moving around, my bag hitting against my legs, the air moving slightly.
5- Quiet, voices in the distance, talking is infrequent.
6- Escape
7-The sound of the air moving, the kids talking in the distance, and the sound of the tree rustling.
1- Date/Time/Location
March 9/5:16 pm/hospital room
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
2 different beeping machines, things being rolled outside the room (i can’t see them but they sound like they are carts on wheels, although they might be gurneys or one of the tables on wheels), staff talking, something that sounds like wood or plastic hitting metal (like a mop in a metal bucket)
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
roommates’ tv, footsteps
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
phone ringing, roommate talking on phone, roommate and her guest talking
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
low – medium
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
sterile
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
1 beeping machine, roommate talking on phone, things rolling on wheels
Georgia Andre
Sound Observation 5 – Patrick’s apartment in Astoria
– Date/Time/Location
– March 9th / 7:00am / Patrick’s room / Patrick’s apartment
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
– The sound of airplanes taking off and landing from Laguardia (or possibly even JFK). The faint sound of cars driving by, and a car making a beeping sound as its pulling out of a nearby driveway. The sound of his roommate’s music playing at the other side of the apartment in another room. Birds chirping outside.
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
– The sound of the floor boards creaking as his roommate walks from one end of the apartment to the bathroom. The sound of his roomate audibly peeing in the bathroom which is right by Pat’s room, and then going towards the kitchen which is located near Pats room as well. The sounds of the kitchen being activated and a coffee machine beginning to make coffee. The sounds of clanking silverware and dishes being taken out.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
– Patrick’s heavy breathing and on and off snoring patterns. My own deep breaths.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
– The sound level is sort of a hushed lull. There aren’t any jarring sounds… just apparent sounds that can easily be ignored (well… apart from the peeing… that’s kind of blunt). Even the further away – larger sounds – easily fade away if you don’t think too much on them.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
– Gentle
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
– Heavy breathing, floors creaking, airplanes landing and taking off.
1- 3/8/12 – 11:49AM – The Quad outside of Emily Lowe Hall – Stage Combat Class
2- Birds chirping, people talking, wind blowing
3- Robert talking, blades hitting each other
4- My partner talking, our blades hitting each other
5- Medium sound level
6- En Guarde
7- Blades hitting each other, people talking, wind blowing
1) 1:00 p.m. – wednesday March 7th, 2012 – outside Au Bon Pon
2) Furthest away were cars on California Ave. Trucks, and an airplane.
3) At medium range were students eating at the door at ABP closing.
4) Closest to me was my friend walking and talking with me.
5) The sounds far away were very loud, a truck had it’s engine running and another was honking deeply and loudly, while a plane was overhead, this made it all sound as if there was a train right on the street.
6) Decieving
7) Trucks, Honking, and Plane.
