March 5th, 2013 | 
Author: 1- 3/3/13 – 7:18 – Lobby of the Spiegel Theater
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you. – From where I was sitting, the sounds that were furthest from me were the noises of the actors shuffling rehearsal cubes around on stage. There was a very soft and faint sliding noise of the felt pads against the semi-gloss stage floor. As each block hit one of the many imperfections of the stage it would begin to snag and I could hear the small little taps of the wooden blocks against the stage floor. This noise was much deeper and came across as more of a rumble and roll as each piece moved around on stage.
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. – At a medium range I could hear the noises of one of the audience members on the phone with their relatives trying to explain how to get to the university. I could hear the very faint sound of their voice and could understand only about every other word as they explained how to exit from the turnpike and turn onto California Blvd.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). – At the closest range to me, and the one and only noise I could hear from the room I was physically occupying was the hum of my computer overheating as it ran vectorworks and Iphoto all at the same time. The actual noise was the very high-pitched hum of my fan as it spun faster and faster to cool down the machine, the noise was only slightly muted as my computer was resting on my lap and sending the air between the gap in my legs.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity. – Each sound that I could hear at this time was a noise that was muted or muffled by another object around me whether it be a door or my jeans. Each and every sound was dampened yet I could clearly pick out an interesting touch and unique quality to each noise even though none of these noises were reaching my ears “unharmed”
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”. – Suppressed
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. – Thumping of the blocks, hum of the fan, voice from outside
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