Sunday, September 13, 2009

Park Soundwalk

I decided to do my soundwalk at a park because I thought that I would be able to hear a lot of different sounds.  I heard a lot of different sounds from people talking to the sound of nature.  The people talking was distracting at times because they were young boys and they were cursing a lot and that was frustrating to hear, but I tried my hardest to listen to the sounds beyond what they were saying. 
Some high frequency sounds that I heard were the guys talking, a dog barking and a loud car driving by.  They weren't there the whole time but the were loud enough to distract me from the other sounds.
The low frequent sounds that I heard were the hum of the traffic, the hum of construction and a whistle from a guy.  Lastly the tiniest sounds that I heard were birds, an insect flying by and a dog panting until it grew louder as it got closer to me.

When I stopped walking and just listened to the sounds around me these were the ones I heard: people talking, creaky swing, bikes riding by, car rolling by, the sound of my hand writing on the paper, wind, cell phone ringing, someone running, people walking by, creak of a door and me clearing my throat.

As far as this soundwalk went, I got a good feel of how to clear my mind and just listen to what I wanted to.  It gives me an idea about what I should listen for in future projects.

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