On Wednesday, Ms Simpson's class held their second sound session with guest artist Alex Spence. Building on their explorations in listening, students started recording and building their own sound maps of NWSS.
This element of the project was very profound for me, as the art of listening to the school, its inhabitants and its mechanics, was intimate. I feel that I understand much more of the dynamics of the school after listening to parts of it throughout the walk. Here is what I heard:
As we walked by classrooms I wrote down what I heard:
Walk through the school (Upper Massey-->behind Carpentry--> inside Cafeteria -->back to upper Massey) (November 1st)
Movie theme song Laughter Squeaky floor Talking Lecture chatter Gossip French Shuffling feet High heels Squeaky shoes Moaning Doors shutting Crying Elevator humming Crosswalk Door beep----- Traffic Wind Car humming Door hinge squeaking Gravel beneath feet Whispering Hum of vending machines Slamming door Boisterous students Whirring machine by stairs Humming electrical wires Birds Coins jingling Puddle splashing Faint traffic Feet dragging Machine whirring Truck running Sand exhaust pipe Metal shop fan Beats in bubble gym Faint shouting of excitement Water tap Cantonese Faint excitement @ gym Dishes Water Clanging Voices Machines Banging Directives being given Repeats of sounds Snapping Coughing Yawning Class discussion Semi trucks Puddle Splash Traffic on all sides Diesel engines Crosswalk Back up beep Horn Fan exhaust Crows Gear shifts Gravel shuffle Laughter Water pipes Movie sound effects
Despite me being a cartoonist who draws the most zaniest, coolest and hottest things, sound really intrigues me. From the nice calm sound of a neighborhood to the hidden sounds of technology; even custom made sounds in films like Godzilla's roar, the transformation sound in the original Transformer cartoon and the sounds of sci-fi sounds like blasters, explosions, machines moving and monstrous snarls.
Things like that really intrigue me in sound and keep me enjoying sound more no matter if it's in real life or in fiction.
Sound is an amazing sense, in fact it is one of our strongest senses and it is always active. What really interests me about sound is how we have been using it for very complicated tasks such as communication, music/art, entrainment and the list goes on after all sound is just vibrations. So why is sound used for all of these complicated tasks? Well I believe that we use sound for these functions because we can not always see, let me elaborate because of our facial structure we are only able to see in a single direction because of this we are vulnerable to predators that are out of our line of sight so to have a chance of surviving we must be able to hear. throughout the years sound has evolved from a simple survival mechanism to a means of communication and a way people can express themselves.
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This element of the project was very profound for me, as the art of listening to the school, its inhabitants and its mechanics, was intimate. I feel that I understand much more of the dynamics of the school after listening to parts of it throughout the walk. Here is what I heard:
As we walked by classrooms I wrote down what I heard:
Walk through the school (Upper Massey-->behind Carpentry--> inside Cafeteria -->back to upper Massey)
(November 1st)
Movie theme song
Laughter
Squeaky floor
Talking
Lecture chatter
Gossip
French
Shuffling feet
High heels
Squeaky shoes
Moaning
Doors shutting
Crying
Elevator humming
Crosswalk
Door beep-----
Traffic
Wind
Car humming
Door hinge squeaking
Gravel beneath feet
Whispering
Hum of vending machines
Slamming door
Boisterous students
Whirring machine by stairs
Humming electrical wires
Birds
Coins jingling
Puddle splashing
Faint traffic
Feet dragging
Machine whirring
Truck running
Sand exhaust pipe
Metal shop fan
Beats in bubble gym
Faint shouting of excitement
Water tap
Cantonese
Faint excitement @ gym
Dishes
Water
Clanging
Voices
Machines
Banging
Directives being given
Repeats of sounds
Snapping
Coughing
Yawning
Class discussion
Semi trucks
Puddle
Splash
Traffic on all sides
Diesel engines
Crosswalk
Back up beep
Horn
Fan exhaust
Crows
Gear shifts
Gravel shuffle
Laughter
Water pipes
Movie sound effects
Despite me being a cartoonist who draws the most zaniest, coolest and hottest things, sound really intrigues me. From the nice calm sound of a neighborhood to the hidden sounds of technology; even custom made sounds in films like Godzilla's roar, the transformation sound in the original Transformer cartoon and the sounds of sci-fi sounds like blasters, explosions, machines moving and monstrous snarls.
Things like that really intrigue me in sound and keep me enjoying sound more no matter if it's in real life or in fiction.
Sound is an amazing sense, in fact it is one of our strongest senses and it is always active. What really interests me about sound is how we have been using it for very complicated tasks such as communication, music/art, entrainment and the list goes on after all sound is just vibrations. So why is sound used for all of these complicated tasks? Well I believe that we use sound for these functions because we can not always see, let me elaborate because of our facial structure we are only able to see in a single direction because of this we are vulnerable to predators that are out of our line of sight so to have a chance of surviving we must be able to hear. throughout the years sound has evolved from a simple survival mechanism to a means of communication and a way people can express themselves.
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