Monthly Archives: February 2015

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

 

 

Field Recording Number 4
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Location: Hofstra Game Room

Sounds: My friend’s voice as she battles another friend in an intense game of air hockey, the sound of the puck hitting the wall of the game, faint music in the background and the undistinguishable sound of other voices. (Permission was received to use this from the people that can be heard talking.)

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.

 

Journal Entry: 2/26
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Journal Entry:

Walking back from rehearsal, 2/26, 10 p.m.

1. Farthest: Cars whooshing by in the distance. Someone clearly having a party in Constitution Hall, with music and screaming muffled through the walls.

2. Medium: Three (drunk?) girls complaining about being hungry, probably on their way to Hofstra USA. The footsteps of someone a ways behind me. Door to Estabrook Hall opening.

3. Closest: My own footsteps on the asphalt, mixed with the quiet but slippy sound when I reach an icy patch, and crunchy if I step on hardened snow. The cold wind blowing a high pitch.

I feel cold, alone, and miserable. It’s just one of those winter nights where you wonder why you went to school in New England when there are drama programs in California and Florida. (Of course, getting back to my warm room and remembering that life isn’t so hard dispels that thought).

One word: Bitter

Three essential sounds: Distant cars, wind, footsteps on inconsistent terrain

Field Recording: Drunk Improv
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2/27, 11:30 p.m, 12th floor of Alliance.

When my friend Tina and I get together, we improvise stories about wacky celebrity behavior. This is Tina talking about … well, I won’t even explain, because children might be listening … but it’s a story we got WAY too into, with lots of laughter and weird voices.