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March 1st, 2013 | 
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Republic Hall Dorm Room, quiet afternoon
I had just walked in on my friend playing around with different chords on the guitar. If you listen very closely in the beginning, you can hear another another person entering the room with a soft greeting and falling silent. I liked this clip because though the strumming and chord changes are not perfect, the sounds seem to wander aimlessly and yet coincide beautifully with the notes that come before and after creating a coesive progression.
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1- 02/28/2013-6:24-Lowe 110 Rehearsal Santiago ’73
2- Sounds farthest away: Footsteps of people leisurely walking around outside of the room.
3- Sounds at medium range: Musical Director softly saying “One, two, three” as he conducts, cast playing guitar and singing harmonies as well as speaking lines at different times.
4- Sounds closest to me: The sound of my exhalation.
5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: General sound level is very soft and the level of sound activity is about at a medium. Cast members are singing in harmony, two guitars are strumming to the light whisper of the tempo. All of the sounds come together to make a crisp streamline of sound so that it makes the elements seem linear. The people walking outside are in no rush at all, their steps seem to swing along with the rhythm of the song and the whispers. I notice my breathing naturally aligns itself with the sounds around me.
6- One word description of the “sound environment”: Swung.
7- 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment: Soft whispering of the tempo, singing, guitar.
1- Feb 6, 10:10pm, Republic Hall dorm room
2- Footsteps down the hallway, the occasional door opening/closing, the inconsistent clink of the washer/dryer across the hall
3- Soundtrack and effects of a videogame (Skyrim), slightly garbled conversation between a few guys, the jingling of a key ring being played with
4- Guitar strumming/tapping and tuning, the occasional squeak of the stings, intermittent breaths of the person sitting next to me
5- The sound level is medium-low; everyone is lazily occupied with their own tasks but keeping an eye on what’s happening on screen – the activity is at a low buzz
6- Lax (Relaxed)
7- Guitar noises (strumming, tapping, etc), the sound effects of the videogame, garbled conversation/chatter