Sound Journal

1 – 3/13/14 10:25PM- My dorm room

2 – Identify and list the sounds furthest  from you.

  •  A car drives by the window
  • A dog barking in the distance
  • Sirens from a firetruck as it drives by

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

  • The blower in the room, blowing cool air
  • Niki, my roommate, clicking at his keyboard
  • Niki, turning pages of his textbook

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

  • The click of my neck as I turn my head
  • Me clicking my laptop keys
  • Someone knocking at the door (My bed is right near the door)

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

  • The sound level in the room is very low.  Niki and I are both tired, so we are both sitting in silence as we do our work. Sound activity in the room is at a medium range, with all the sounds being heard are soft and hushed

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

  • Serene

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

  • The blower
  • The cars driving by the window
  • The turning of the pages