Soundwalk Map Response

1. Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?
Yes. Not only can I hear the heavy sounds of the city, but I have found peaceful places to listen to as well.
2. Was it possible to move without making a sound?
It is in fact possible to move without making a sound, however I was walking very slowly and carefully in order to do so.
3. What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
I found the noises I was hearing were muffled and deeper when my ears were plugged.
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.
5. Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
Yes, I could hear familiar sounds as well as sounds I could not quite put a name to.
6. Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds? Yes, in a populated area such as this it was fairly easy to categorize the sounds I heard.
7. Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the ever-present drone?
Yes, if I was walking in an open area the sounds were less concentrated, compared to when I was in a more closed environment.
8. Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
Sounds that were far away were more difficult to hear because of the constant traffic and general sounds of the city.
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.?
Yes. I found myself experimenting with sounds that I could control along my walk.
10. Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
Absolutely, I feel like I have not been truly listening to the sounds around me as well as the sights that I saw while walking my path.
11. How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
I think it will give me a more in-depth view on what “place” really means, and what it really has to offer.