1. There was sound everywhere that my group traveled, so it was rather easy to listen to the sounds and record them in writing.
2. During most of the walk, I was paying much more attention to all the sounds and noises around me that I forgot that I myself was making sound too. Once I thought about this, I noticed that I could hear myself chewing my gum and I could hear my shoes crunching the snow outside.
3. When I covered my ears, I noticed that the sounds nearby were a lot more muffled and the sounds above (inside) and in the hallways were a lot more amplified.
4. I heard papers shuffling, vents blowing, zippers jingling, talking, laughing, doors squeaking, shoes walking upstairs, doors shutting, doors opening, an airplane, a car turning off, high heeled shoes, a bike chain, tires squeaking, feet dragging, gum chomping, keys clanking, cars passing, bus squeaking, car bass and music, crunching snow, and a bike lock jingling.
5. I was able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place. A lot of the sounds that I could not place seemed to be more muffled and more a part of the atmosphere rather than something in which I noticed or focused on.
6. It was easy to differentiate between human, mechanical, and natural sounds. A lot of the mechanical sounds had more of a clanking, hissing, or jingling sound while the human sounds were mainly voices or feet shuffling.
7. Depending upon what I was focusing on, I was able to detect changes and variations in the drone. If I was focused on a sound nearby, the sounds far away became a part of a softer drone.
8. The extremely close sounds were a lot clearer as opposed to the sounds that were further away.
9. While outside, I did not intervene as much as I did notice inside when I could easily hear myself chewing gum. However, once i paid more attention to the sounds i was making outside, I did hear my shoes crunching the snow on the ground.
10. After participating in this sound walk, I learned that sound is pretty much everywhere. Once I disregarded my natural selective hearing, I was able to open myself up to a broad range of different sounds.
11. Since I am an aspiring filmmaker, this sound walk experience helped me to realize that there are so many human, mechanical, and natural sounds in the world that can enhance any sort of media project and inspire anyone that is willing to simply listen.
