Sound Journal #2

1. 2/6/14, 10:43, Hammer Lab

2. Identify sounds farthest from you.

  • The sounds of mouse clicks and keyboard pressing from the computer lab side of the room
  • Varied whispers and conversations from the next room over
  • Footsteps against the floor as someone with a heavy step changes tables

3. Identify sounds at medium range.

  • A conversation about shoes held by the girls three tables over
  • The sound of the PridePrinter pushing out new pages
  • Someone’s keys dangling as they swipe into the lab

4. Identify sounds closet to you.

  • The sound of my friend turning the pages of her Shakespeare play
  • The vibration of her phone as she receives a notification
  • The crunch of a snack bar as the person next to me enjoys their snack
  • The clicking of my fingers against my MacBook keyboard

5. One word to describe the “sound environment”: Hardworking

7. Sounds essential to the environment.

  • The keyboard clicks
  • the turning pages
  • the PridePrinter whirring