Monthly Archives: April 2023

Journal Entry #4
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April 2nd, 9:00pm – Back Room of Hof U.S.A.

Farthest Away: Squeaking of the Milkshake Machine

Medium Range: The beeping of the beepers a couple tables away.

Closest: People talking tables away from. People laughing. Maya blowing her nose.

Sound Level: Mostly a medium level of constant. Occasionally when there is more background noise, people’s conversations would get louder, so the sound level would be higher.

Sound Activity: Inconsistent. Conversations go in and out as well as the machines the workers were using. Also, Maya wasn’t blowing her nose for two minutes straight.

Description: Social

Essential Sounds:

  • People’s Conversations
  • People Laughing
  • Maya Blowing her Nose

Sound Journal #4
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1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment

April 2nd, 12:24pm, Hofstra’s Student Center. 

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Furthest: Footsteps, talking between people, kitchen materials clanging from inside the food hub, beeps from the register, plastic utensils flying out of the dispensary. 

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

Medium: Closer conversations droning in and out, Starbucks orders being called out, people swiping cards, footsteps walking next to my table. 

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

Closest: Friends at my table talking, plastic utensils hitting plastic dishes, chewing, laughing, chairs scraping against the tile floor. 

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

Sound level is generally very loud with a few moments where the volume lulls. There is large amount of sound activity as people are bustling in and out of the building, making food orders and being social amongst themselves. 

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

One Word Description: Bustling. 

7- Essential Sounds: 

  1. Multiple conversations happening at the same time
  2. Chairs scraping on tile floor 
  3. Footsteps

Journal Entry #4
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Bill of Rights Kitchen – 4/1/23 – 10:48pm

Far sounds: People Talking, Rain, Heater hum

Medium Sounds: Stove Fan, door opening/closing

Close sounds: Water running, scrubbing on dishes(with scrub daddy), paper towel dispenser, shoes brushing on tile floor, dishes clinking metal sing

Sounds level: Medium

One Word: Clean

Most Important: Water running, sponge scrubbing, stove fan