Week 1 – 9/01

Jul 072011

In Class

  • Introduction to Laboratory:
    Goals and outcomes.
  • Why are we listening?
    How do we experience the city with our senses?
    How does working in one particular perceptual mode give you insight into the others?
  • Introduce one minute of listening #1
  • Introduction to class website

Out of Class Work for week one:

  1. Read: NYT articles on noise and silence.
  2. Weekly Listening: Listen to Tony Schwartz – Sounds of my City (6:44)
  3. Project: This is your Ear (click here for project details)
    Create an ear on a 1″ square piece of Bristol paper. Work from observation. What shapes are in an ear anyway? Black and white. Materials open.
  4. Sound Journal #1 – Sound and memory
    Write one paragraph on the following questions:
    What is the first sound you can remember?
    What is a sound from your childhood that is important to you? Describe it. Why is it important?
  5. Materials for next week:
    • Sound journal (bring every week!)
    • Writing and drawing tools
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