3 Things I learned in Class Today

3/2/07

1) I learned about 5 different sound genres that I could use for the research sound project.
Narrative- ambient sounds take on the role of characters, evoke specific emotions
Voice/Ritual- tight rhythmic, chanting, repititon
Recorded events
Noise
Montage- a collage of sounds

2) In a game we played in class, the objective was to cross the room without touching the floor. By asking questions we could better understand the limitations of the game, and realized that the objective was open to interpretation. Each group in the class came up with a method that was either creative, efficent, simple, or complex, and all achieved the goal.

3) We listened to examples of student work and professional work. One example was a man who put tiny microphones on the windows of the twin towers, and picked up all the sounds from outside. I found this piece particularly interesting.