1. Outside Bits and Bytes, Thursday 4/10, 12:15

2. Identify the sounds closest to you:

• Myself chewing a burger
• People talking and walking past me

3. Identify the sounds at medium range from you:

• The people at the table next to mine talking and eating
• A maintenance worker digging wholes to plant flowers
• People calling for a cat to come out of the bush so they can feed it chicken tenders

4. Identify the sounds farthest from you:

• People playing frisby
• People who are playing Hofstra vs. Zombies are running and yelling things

Describe the general sound level and amount of activity

It is a beautiful day out so a lot of people are outside taking advantage of it. There is a lot of sound but it’s not a ruckus.

6 . Assign one word to describe the “sound environment”

• Active

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.

• People playing frisby
• People yelling playing Hofstra vs. Zombies
• The people talking and walking around me