Posts Tagged ‘driving’
March 5th, 2020 | 
Author: Driving my car on campus.
Keys clanking, keys turn inside ignition, car starting, seatbelt, radio, shifting gears, gas pedal pressed, & car signal.
Location: Street outside east entrance to Hofstra University.
Sounds heard: Cars driving, trucks driving, engines running, leaves rustling, metallic clacks, wind
March 1st, 11:30pm, Driving down Oak Street
Farthest: Other cars driving by
Medium: My engine, weird and unexplained sounds of my car, tires splashing through puddles
Closest: Rain on my windshield, windshield wipers, music on the radio
Level: Medium
Description: Rushed
Important sounds: My engine, rain on the windshield, music on the radio
Posted in Journal Entry, Uncategorized | 
Tags: Car, driving, oak street, rain, Stephanie, Stephanie Martinez | 
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1- driving around, Wednesday April 10, 10:00
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
- cars passing
- wind behind us
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
- change rolling around in the cup holder
- heavy noise of bumps in the road
- wind hitting against the window next to me
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
- Me breathing
- My boyfriend talking
- The radio
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
It’s pretty quiet, we’re very tired and have a long drive ahead.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
Exhausted
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.
- Cars passing
- The wind
- The radio
Location: The drive home from the Movie Theatre
Sounds heard: Me sniffling, my car engine revving, another sniffle, the tires of my car as I hit a pothole, the sound of me hitting my blinker, the noise of the blinker, various sounds as I hit potholes