1- 2/26/15 11:30pm Emily Lowe Design Studio
2- Taylor speaking on the other side of the room and the door’s constant opening and closing.
3- Patrick is talking and cutting things. You can hear his ruffling with paper.
4- The sound of my paintbrush as I paint.
5- There is a lot going on right now and hard to pick out any one sound. There is also music playing.
6- Busy.
7- Music, talking, door’s opening and closing.
1. Walking home 2/19/2015
2. Farthest – cars on the turnpike, cars on Westbury Ave grinding their tires through salt and ice, a NICE bus starting up and pulling away, car horns in the far distance
3. Medium range – boots crunching on the snow, my friends walking ahead of me talking, slipping of shoes on the ice, a thud as someone falls down, and subsequent assorted curses
4. Close range – i become intensely aware of my own labored breathing, my waterproof coat zip zip zipping as i walk, my keys rattling in my backpack, the zippers on my backpack cling-ing together
5. A modern-day arctic exploration. The sounds of the ice and snow crunching and cracking, as well as the sounds my friends and I made as we struggled to walk home really contributed to the “Long Island Ice Hell” of it all.
6. One word – frigid
7. Three essential sounds – snow crunching, ice scraping, people breathing
Golden Theatre, 7:02pm, 2/19/15: A 7pm performance of “A Delicate Balance” on Broadway
Farthest: Sirens from outside, the soft tread of actors’ feet on the stage behind the curtain. A woman down in the orchestra section seems to fancy herself a big star and laughs heartily so the whole room hears her.
Medium: A woman twenty feet away from us asking quite loudly if the people sitting in front of her can “sit back a bit, please.” An impatient usher giving directions to the bathroom. Hushed chitchat about what the show might be about, or about what celebrities might be in attendance tonight.
Closest: The stranger on my left is taking his sweet time unwrapping his Kit-Kat and the sound is driving me CRAZY. Michael gushes to me over how excited he is to see Glenn Close onstage. The person directly behind us has forgotten to turn his phone off — it rings loudly, and he scrambles to find it buried deep in his bag.
Sound levels: generally people trying to keep their volume down and not draw attention to themselves as the show was just about to begin. last-minute arranging and chitchat before the houselights go down.
One word: Tingling
3 essentials: Unwrapping a candy bar, hushed chitchat, cell phone ringing & subsequent fumbling.
1. Axinn Library 2/19/15, 1:45
2. Farthest-Air running, birds chirping, murmured voices, elevator dinging
3. Medium-rattling of the window due to wind, doors opening and closing, heavy exasperated sounding footsteps
4. Closest-bag crackling, vibrations of someone’s phone on the table
5. Everything is very sporadic, some sounds such as the air are continuous, others like the voices, bag crackling and door opening and closing interrupt the quiet.
6. One Word-unrest
7. Three essential sounds-bag crackling, footsteps, and the rattling of the window
1- 2/18/15 11:30 Spiegel (Club Meetings)
2- People in the very back of the theater whispering. (I sit on the stage)
3- People keep moving around and the chairs make noise. Also, I can hear people from the other two clubs preparing what they will be saying while our club (USITT) is talking.
4- Nic is talking about USITT business right next to me.
5- Nics voice is loud but the rest of the room is quiet.
6- Attentive.
7- Presenter speaking, sound of chairs moving, people whispering.
1. 2/8/15, 9:50am: On our way to city class, the corner of 29th Street & 6th Ave
Farthest Sounds: Cars honking way down the street, muffled music from inside the venues we pass. A woman way ahead scolding her dog for taking the liberty of pooping on the sidewalk.
Medium Sounds: A crazy (homeless?) man shouting about (what, to his mind, was) social justice. His voice is hoarse and pitched much higher than his optimal range because he is so furious and intent on expressing it. My classmates who have fallen a bit behind are giggling about some gossip they don’t want the rest of the group to hear.
Closest Sounds: My, and my other classmates’, hurried footsteps on the sidewalk, with occasional crunching on ice/snow that isn’t yet melted. (The ones who, like me, desperately need Starbucks before class are making a pointed attempt at picking up our feet so we can get there on time). Jack talking about hypochondria and laughing.
Sound Level: Not nearly as loud as NYC gets, but we defy decibel expectations for a group of students heading to class on a Saturday morning.
One-Word Description: Bustling
Three essential sounds: Homeless man shouting, cars honking, footsteps.
1. 2/11/15 8:12 Pm, Vander Poel Dorm
2. Farthest-airplane passing above, elevator creaking open
3. Medium-refrigerator running, door slamming outside my room, something possibly falling on the floor in the room above mine, weird whoosh noise coming from unknown location.
4. Closest-the hum of fish tanks filter, phone vibrating on the desk
5. Sound levels that are the farthest away are not constant, the ones nearer are pretty consistent and at medium levels of loudness. Overall though its a pretty quiet time.
6. One Word-Peaceful
7. Three essential sounds-hum of fish tank, weird whoosh noise, airplane passing above.
1- Feb. 12. 11:33am – Bernard Hall
2- There are thumping sounds coming from upstairs. People moving their desks and opening and closing doors.
3- My professor is speaking about Intellectual Property Rights.
4- The two kids on either side of me are typing. A cough or sniffle from people in the classroom is heard every now and then.
5- Sound level is relatively tame- My professor is lecturing and has been talking for some time now making the sound of her voice the constant in the room.
6- Soft.
7- My professor talking – The sound of people’s keyboards, the constant thumping from upstairs.
1. February 1st, 1:40 PM, Vander Poel Floor 2 Hallway
2. Farthest- a door is slamming, toilet is flushing
3. Medium- the elevator ding, and a shower is running
4. Closest- voices, air running
5. Sound Level- pretty low sound level, sounds were consistent except for certain sounds such as door and toilet that broke the peaceful hum.
6. One word- soothing
7. Three essential sounds- air running, shower and elevator ding
1) 2/5/15, 9:50pm, study session in Michael Caizzi’s room
2) Farthest: Cars driving (inappropriately fast) in the Colonial Square parking lot, someone upstairs dropping things on the floor.
3) Medium: Clock ticking in the suite, quiet chat in the neighboring room
4) Closest: Michael talking and typing on his keyboard, the HVAC blowing cool air, Judy Garland on vinyl.
5) The sound level and activity is pretty low. No sudden fluctuations in the kinds of sounds, or the volumes of them.
6) One-Word Description: Homey.
7) Three Sounds Essential to the Environment: The “buhhhhhhhhhhh” of the HVAC (it is relaxing and makes a steady background noise). The typing on both of our keyboards (sounds like productivity in tandem). Judy Garland singing “The Trolley Song” (warm, familiar).