1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment
Thursday, January 30th, 2014. 8:44 P.M. EST. 959 Braxton St Uniondale, NY

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
• A car engine starting; the car suubsequentially driving away
• The whimper of a window left ajar against wind gusts
• The echo of the television hitting the kitchen wall

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
• An oven, metal creaking as it heats up
• Static bulb hum (from a Television)
• Inhalations & Exhalations of a sleeping Gary Newman

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
• The scratch of my hair against a polyester chairback
• Type-type-typing of a MacBook Pro
• Thumbpads striking the surface of the tablet I’m writing this on
• Blinking

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
It is quiet. There is noise, but the air is thick with introspection. The television is on low, unwatched. Background noise.

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

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
• Echo
• Sleeping Gary
• The Howling Wind