Journal Entry #1

1- 1/31/2013, 8:05PM, Lounge of Republic Hall

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

Car starting outside, automatic door opening and closing

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

Television (Hockey game), people playing a board game, door into lounge and going upstairs opening and closing rather frequently

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

Chewing of tortilla chips, voices of fellow residents having conversations, sniffling, tapping sound of typing

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

The general sound level is moderately loud. There is a lot of activity that is creating a lot of sound

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

“Rambunctious”

 
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

The sounds of the people playing the board game, the voices of the residents having conversations, and the noise of the doors to and from the lounge opening.

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