1 – 4/24/14 – 11:09am – OSLA

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

• people in the Atrium having varied conversations
• Laughing from an involvement meeting in the back room
• My supervisor typing frantically at his keys

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

• one of the GA’s unwrapping their lunch
• the phone ringing in the distance
• my boss talking to her assistant about exam care packages

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

• My fingers clicking against the keys of my keyboard
• the slurping of my neighbor as she drinks her coffee
• the click of the stapler as I put staple forms together

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

• For a Thursday morning in the office, there is a surprisingly loud sound level. While not obnoxious or excessive, there is still a lot of noise going on. The sound activity is also quite high, as there are a lot of varied noises going on in the office.

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

• Officey

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.

• clicking of the different keyboard
• the slamming of the stapler
• the phones ringing