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Journal Entry #9 – Michael DeRosa
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  1. Location: 4/11/18, 7:15pm, Witches’ Brew
  2. Farthest sounds: workers cooking in the kitchen, distant conversations
  3. Medium sounds: clink of coffee mugs, footsteps
  4. Closest sounds: indie music playing from speakers, waitress taking orders
  5. Sound level is medium
  6. One word description: relaxed
  7. Three essential sounds: indie music, coffee mugs, waitress

Sound Journal
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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