I start my sound walk in my backyard, ringed with woods that are filled with the sounds of peepers. The sound is somewhat metallic and instead of individual peepers making individual sounds, it seems as if they are making one sound that stays constant. Behind that sound is some sort of industrial clamor that is… Read more Nancy’s Sound walk
It’s not often that I’m out around campus after dark without someone at my side to converse with, so I decided to take a soundwalk after dusk. Aside from the consistent chirping of the crickets, the campus at night sounds a lot less busy then during the day – for obvious reasons – however, plenty… Read more Music of the Night
Some questions to ponder from the article by Schafer, The Music of the Environment. There are many more questions / concepts in this article, so feel free to add more questions / discussion topics as comments to this post. Please be prepared to discuss these (and other) questions in our next class. What is a soundscape? What… Read more Questions for the Schafer article
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