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March 25th, 2021 | 
Author: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 at 2:37pm
Location: The field outside the back of stu
Farthest Sounds: cars driving by the main road, a plane every once in a while, music and talking/laughing from another group sitting outside, the sound of a football being thrown and also dropped
Medium Sounds: a group of girls laughing near us about something probably not that funny, birds chirping, wind picking up here and there, people filming outside, workers standing around doing absolutely nothing and yelling to each other about God knows what
Closest Sounds: my music playing softly while the tequila show blasts, we’re all cracking up at the performance, the sound of a wrapper as some people in the group reach for Girl Scout cookies, talking amongst the group, ice being shaken around in Starbucks drinks, grass being walked over, bags moving
Sound Description / Level: lively and peaceful at once— this day off really felt like summer and it was a very pleasant noisiness — a reminder that things are looking much better and happier this time this year compared to last year
Important Sounds: the tequila show, music and talking from various sources and distances, the wind (which created the summer feel with its physical feel, its sound, and the scents it carried)
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3/12/21, 11:23 pm, Enterprise (My Room)
Sounds farthest away from me: People conversing as they go in and out of Dutch and HofUSA, indistinct voices and trills carried out in the night sky, just before the cars pull up. They’re revving just outside HofUSA, their engines sounding like a wild pack of beasts as they drive by, some even popping like fireworks
Sounds at a medium range from me: Occasionally, I will hear someone going up and down the stairs, as they open and close the squeaky banshee that is the stairs door. Every now and then, an RA will patrol the floor. Even at one point, someone attempted to fill up their water bottle, as the old ceramic water fountain hisses at them for even trying.
Sounds closest to me: The room above me will drop a pencil, open and close their dresser, or simply just fiddle around and scoot in their chair. As I am in my room, with the repeated white noise that is my dehumidifier, accompanied by the sound of my keys and mouse clicking as I type this.
The general sound level and amount of sound activity: An adequate amount of sound, nothing too extreme, but there is a large quantity of different sounds occurring.
One word description to the “sound environment”: The culmination of all the noise would be best described as content, for every noise is serving a purpose for one reason or another.
Three sounds which are essential to the sound environment: The thunder from the engines, the squeaking stairs door, and the constant dry wheeze that is my dehumidifier.
March 12, 2021 at 3:54 PM
Location: An outdoor table at a small cafe in Garden City
Far Sounds: The cappuccino machine inside the cafe, the bell as people enter and exit the store next door, cars honking, an ambulance going through the intersection
Medium Sounds: The conversations of people at the other tables, kids ridding skateboards on the other side of the street, construction workers backing up a truck, other people eating
Close Sounds: The cars going past the street next to me, the wind blowing, people walking past, my chair scraping against the sidewalk as I rock back and forth, my Zoom class in my headphones
Sound Description/Level: Loud and busy with another sound constantly getting my attention
Important Sounds: The cars passing by, the construction workers, my Zoom class
Friday, March 12th 2021 6:33pm
Location: A beach in Far Rockaway
Farthest Sounds: sirens, cars honking, and music
Medium Sounds: people talking
Closest Sounds: waves crashing, seagulls being annoying, and wind blowing
Sound Description / Level: Tranquil; Peaceful. It’s calming.
Important Sounds: Waves crashing and the wind blowing.
Friday, March 12th 2021 4:32pm
Location: Sitting under the sky light in my bedroom.
Farthest Sounds: the whistling of the wind, the sound of traffic a few streets over
Medium Sounds: our neighbors dribbling the basketball outside in the driveway, the sound of our front door opening and closing, birds chirping in the tree outside my window
Closest Sounds: Emily and her boyfriend laughing at the tv in the next room, the hum of my mini fridge by my bed, the sound of my space heater turning on, the flickering of my candle on my bedside table
Sound Description / Level: peaceful/ambiance – I feel very relaxed. Not one sound is extremely louder than the other. I enjoy white noise, so I am at ease.
Important Sounds: the bird songs overlapping with the wind, the hum from my electronics turning on
Thursday, March 11th, 2021 at 1:02pm
Location: Balcony overlooking the Student Center
Farthest Sounds: students talking amongst each other and socializing, music from farther away in the student center, workers yelling orders at each other, worker cooking with the pans at the sushi place, doors all around the student center opening and closing, creaking of doors and also slamming of some closing on their own
Medium Sounds: bookbags and chairs moving of people a little farther away, the music playing from starbucks, noise of the machine used to clean these cups they use to prepare drinks at starbucks, the oven being opened and closed, janitors walking by here and there, occasional toilet flushing from the balcony bathroom
Closest Sounds: my music playing softly and my fingers tapping my ipad screen as i study for my rhetoric test, chairs moving, bags shifting, keyboard tapping of others near me
Sound Description / Level: bustling– students walking around to hang out and grab food, classes from that time just ended so a lot of people that just got let out from class are here now, the starbucks line is exponentially growing and i missed my chance to grab oatmeal before class
Important Sounds: the cleaning machine at starbucks, keyboard clicking in the balcony of the student center, my spotify homework playlist
Date: Feb. 25th at 7:00pm.
Location: my boyfriend’s bedroom near train tracks.
Far Sounds: traffic and cars speeding down the road.
Medium sounds: the train coming down the tracks.
Close Sounds: Dog barking, my boyfriend is on a conference call, phones ringing and the tv is on but the volume is low.
Sound Level: Medium
Description: Busy
Important sounds: Train coming on tracks, dog barking and multiple people talking on the conference call.
February 26, 2021 at 11:55 am
Location: A table near a window in the Student Center
Far Sounds: People walking, the blender from Freshens, the hand sanitizer dispenser going off, employees pushing carts full of items, people walking in and out of the back entrance, the trees blowing in the wind outside the window, trash being thrown away
Medium Sounds: The conversations of those around me, some people getting up and some people sitting down, the sound of chairs scraping on the floor, the chewing of food
Close Sounds: My fingers tapping on the table in front of me, the music faintly coming from my headphones, the sound of the bottom of my smoothie cup against the straw , the straw squeaking as I pull it out of the cup
Sound Description/Level: Busy but not overwhelming
Important Sounds: my fingers tapping on the table, other people’s conversations, and people walking around
2/26/21, 4:15 pm, Enterprise Laundry Room
Sounds farthest away from me: The tumbling of the dryers, drying the copious amounts of garments it holds. One dinging, signifying that it has completed its hour long cycle.
Sounds at a medium range from me: The fumbling of opening a bag of tide pods, until it finally cracks open the squishy jewels. The scraping of a laundry basket against the floor, like nails on a chalkboard. The flapping noise of various dirty clothes, slapping on top of the washing machines, as they get sorted into their respective colors.
Sounds closest to me: Water hissing and screaming through a small hose, filling up the washing machines. A washing machine buzzing and humming below me, as it gets louder until it’s hurting the clothes at mach speed like a jet engine, so as to surely disperse the soap and rid everything of scum.
The general sound level and amount of sound activity. In its totality, the noise in the room is maddening, but the white noise that is being produced, beckons one to listen to its chaotic symphony.
One word description to the “sound environment”: Frenzied
Three sounds which are essential to the sound environment: Water whistling through the hoses, the dulling drone of the washing machines, and the air punching of the dryers.