A basketball bouncing on dorm room tile.
Daily Archives: April 20, 2012
Journal Entry
1. April 19th at 11:45pm at the movie theatre in Westbury
2. The sounds furthest from me are people whispering and footsteps
3. The sounds that are at medium range to me are the sounds of people chomping on popcorn, giggling, and the sound of bags crinkling
4. The sounds that are closest to me are the videos before the previews playing on the screen and the person sitting next to me is having a conversation with the person next to her.
5. The sound level I would say is a medium range. There is a lot going on and people want to get their conversations in before the movie starts and people are still getting situated.
6. Entertained
7. Sound of people chomping on popcorn, the previews before the previews playing on the screen, and giggling.
Field Recording #10
Location: Dorm bathroom
Sounds heard: water turning on, electric toothbrush humming, water off, rinsing and spitting toothpaste.
Sound Observation: Greek Week Toga Dance
Sound Observation – Greek Week Toga Dance, Brazil Team Dance
Georgia Andre
– Date/Time/Location
– 4.19.2012 / 10pm /Hofstra USA
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
– People chatting, loud DJ music, clapping, people wooing
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you
– Louder DJ Music, People chatting at me, hands clapping & people wooing
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
– Extrememly loud DJ music, the brazilian team song, hands clapping, wooing between performances, people asking me to take their photos, my voice, my breathing
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
– Extremely loud and a lot of different layers of sound coming from the DJ mixed in with a lot of people talking.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
– Hyper
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
– Talking, Loud DJ Music, Clapping
Field Recording – My least favorite sound
4/20/2012 6:00AM. Enterprise Rm 312. Phone Alarm to wake up.
Georgia Andre’
Journal Entry #11
1. 4/12/12 North Shore Animal Shelter
2. The sounds farthest away from me are older dogs barking and volunteer workers shouting dogs’ names to try to make them behave.
3. The sounds at a medium range from me are people talking to the puppies and kittens in baby talk and families discussing the animals.
4. The sounds closest to me are younger dogs barking and my boyfriend talking to an employee about a type of dog he sees.
5. The sound level is extremely loud.
6. I would describe this sound environment as “energetic”.
7. Three essential sounds to the sound environment are the dogs barking, people talking to the dogs, and the employees giving information. People seem to be enjoying their visit.
Journal Entry
1) 12:15 am – 4/20 – Design Studio
2) footsteps out in the hall of production majors coming towards the design studio
3) Clicking of mice and typing of keyboards
4) Beja’s music playing
5) Quiet while everyone works on their drafting projects
6) night-before
7) keyboards clicking, Beja’s music, footsteps
Field Recording
Design studio
Beja’s music playing and a few voices talking about drafting

