5/2/25 4:00pm – Dunkin Quad
People talking, door faintly opening, white noise, feet shuffling
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Journal Entry #6
1. 5/3/25 – 4:30 PM – William T. Rogers Middle School in Kings Park, NY
2. Far Sounds: I hear cars accelerating on the nearby road, ambulance sirens, and birds chirping.
3. Medium Sounds: I hear people talking, the clanks of color guard flag poles, and strong gusts of wind.
4. Close Sounds: I hear people counting for dance choreography, band members playing brass instruments, and percussionists banging their drums.
5. The general sound level is loud. The sound activity is ongoing.
6. The sound environment is energetic.
7. Three sounds essential to the sound environment are band members playing brass instruments, percussionists banging their drums, and the clanks of color guard flag poles.
Field Recording #6
Time: 5/5/25 – 12:55 PM
Location: Walking from Emily Lowe Hall to the Student Center
Sounds: Moderate rain falling on concrete, wind blowing, my hands skimming across my phone’s microphone, and my shoes treading on the puddle-filled sidewalks.
Journal #6
May 4th – 9:12 am – Living room
Far sounds: Truck beeping going in reverse, birds chirping, car driving by
Medium sounds: coffee machine brewing in the kitchen
Close sounds: TV playing CBS: Sunday Morning, My parents talking to each other
General level: Low
Calm
TV, Talking
Field Recording
- 5pm
- Monroe Fortunoff Theatre
- Sounds – Piano playing, people talking and laughing, snapping
Journal #5
May 2nd – 8:40 AM – My Car
Far sounds: Construction workers on the side of the road,
Medium sounds: Car next to me on the road honking, the change of road conditions on the tires, the engine sound increasing.
Close sounds: My music playing, my blinker sound
General Level: Medium
A little hectic
Music, engine sounds
Field Recording – 6th Entry
Time: 11:47 am
Location: Outside at the Quad by Bits & Bytes
Sounds: Winding blowing, music playing on the distance radio, me sniffing, my friend coughing, typing on my computer, people talking 50 feet away from our location.