Soundwalk Response

1. Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?
I could really listen in the parking garage, in the rec center and outside of the library. It was
hard to truly listen inside of the music center.
2. Was it possible to move without making a sound?
It was very hard for me to move without making a sound because my shoes were a little
squeaky and my keys were jingling in my purse.
3. What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
When I plugged my ears the sounds became extremely muffled and as I unplugged them I
could hear my cartilage moving with my fingers.
4. What types of sounds were you able to hear? List them. If your original notes are legible, and include all of the sounds you heard, then simply link to the scanned image(s). If not, retype them so that we can read them.
- jazz music - elevator ring - bus accelerate - car (background) - walking in slush
- walk on ice - walk through puddle - people laughing - people talking
- echo voices(many) - foot steps - telephone ring - heels on tile
- woman speaking (Russian??) - air vent blowing - gum popping - golf cart (close)
- VW driving (close) - rattling pipe - car starting - car fan (engine) - pages turning
- tapping knuckles - crunching pebbles - bowling pins - music - pool (game)
- video game music - generator hum - keys jingling - whistling - door closing
- emptiness - generator rumble - elevator beep - wheel chair squeak
- vending machine hum - bus running - Windows computer startup
5. Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
I could differentiate between sounds, but the ones I could recognize were close to me while
those that were unrecognizable were farther away.
6. Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?
I could differentiate between the three, but I didn't really note it in my sound log.
7. Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the everpresent drone?
I couldn't detect changes in the drone - it was covered up by more prevalent noises for me to
notice.
8. Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
There were definitely sounds close to me and sounds farther away and as the got further
away, I couldn't recognize them very easily.
9. Were you able to intervene in the urban landscape and create your own sounds by knocking on a resonant piece of metal, activating wind chimes, etc.?
The only real way I intervened was to jingle my keys as I walked.
10. Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
I feel much more aware of the sounds around me, they are very interesting when I take the
time to listen.
11. How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
I think the soundwalk was good practice to listen to the sounds around me and helped me
become aware of how to listen.