Soundwalk #1

Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?
Yes. I was able to separate my hearing from my physical location.

Was it possible to move without making a sound?
No I find it very hard.
What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
When I would plug my ears it would hide some of the sounds that I found dominant within the space/field. As for when I unplugged my ears I would hear the usual ambient noises around campus.
In your sound log exercise, what types of sounds were you able to hear? List them Vehicles accelerating, starting, horns, and enginies at various peaks. I would sometimes hear music as cars would pass by.
Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place? No
Human sounds?Foot-steps and moving of the body. Mechanical sounds?Vehicles Natural sounds?No
Were you able to detect subtleties in the everpresent drone?
Extremely close sounds?Yes,human noise such as walking and breathing. Sounds coming from very far away? The air, public transportation
What kinds of wind effects were you able to detect (for example, the leaves of trees don't make sounds until they are activated by the wind)? Leaves and paper being affected by wind
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.? Yes
Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape? Yes thus far..hope to have a better understanding through the semester
How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?It will teach myself the discipline of withdrawing from the usual soundsI would hear in an urban setting, in return search for sounds I was unfamiliar with because of my style of listening.