Soundwalk
声音漫步/Sheng1 Yin1 Man4 Bu4
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CHEARS: False
EARS: True
CMT: False
EARS2 Encyclopedia: True
CHEARS:
EARS:
它是声景研究的一个重要方面，它可以提升大众对声学环境的敏感度，也可以帮助大众提高个人聆听技巧，这对于后者来说是必要的教育途径。声音漫步是声景研究其中的一方面，当一位听众在涉身于某个声音环境下（即声景），这时候会比平常更加专注声音的组成结构。声音漫步者甚至可以用他们的耳朵确定声音的路径。声音漫步者也可能会被同时记录以便进一步使用作为声景创作的素材。
EARS:
A key aspect of soundscape studies is the sensitisation of citizens to their acoustic surroundings and the educational imperative of assisting in the development of the individual's listening skills. Soundwalks are an aspect of this, comprising periods of time when one listens with greater attention than usual to one's sonic environment (i.e. soundscape). Soundwalkers may even let their ears determine the route of the walk. A soundwalker may at the same time be recording material for further use in Soundscape Composition.
EARS2:
a walk where the participant (or participants) concentrate on listening [paraphrase of Schafer 212–213]. The main goal of the activity is to facilitate Heightened listening. When more than one person is involved, silence is expected throughout (no chatting during the walk). And there is usually a discussion about the sounds, and the soundwalk, at the end.
Soundwalks can be recorded and used as a source of sounds, or used as an inspiration for works.
You will learn about soundwalks and to identify the differences between sounds heard in different locations. You will be encouraged to make a soundwalk and to record the sounds that you hear.
Listen to the audio clip, then please select your answer below.
Why Soundwalks?
In order to pay more attention to the soundscapes and sonic environments that surround us we can go on soundwalks.
These are walks in which we listen out for all of the sounds which surround us. They can take place within buildings or outside.
Soundwalks are most effective when the journey of the soundwalk passes through a range of different sonic environments.
They can introduce us to new sounds, and help us to train our listening skills. When people take part in their first (conscious) soundwalks they are often surprised by how many different sounds they are able to perceive.
What do I need for a Soundwalk?
1.The first thing that you'll need is a supervisor or a couple of friends who are willing to listen to sounds.
◦This will keep you safe and also give you someone to talk with about the sounds that you hear on your walk.
2.The next thing that you'll need is a route.
◦Perhaps look at a map and try to chart a journey that travels through a diversity of areas but also passes through key locations.
3.Once you have your route planned then you'll be ready to set off. Be sure to take any supplies with you that you might need and to be prepared for the relevant weather.
Important Soundwalk Pointers
•This should be fun.
•Try to set challenges. ◦For example: hunting out the most interesting sound,
◦Or challenging your friends to identify the sounds that you are hearing. You could play a game like 'Eye Spy' but adapt the rules so that they work for sounds, 'Ears Hear'!)
•Try to minimise the amount of talking while you're on the soundwalk, because you'll miss out on hearing the sounds around you.
◦BUT if you hear some really interesting sounds do point them out to your friends and perhaps discuss them while you're out and about.
◦There is no point being out with your friends and then ignoring them! It's much more fun to make soundwalks a joint activity
OPTIONAL – You could record the sounds that you hear on your walk using a mobile phone or a field recorder so that you can listen again to them at a later date.
Soundwalks and Composition
Some composers use soundwalks to collect new ideas and inspiration as well as to collect sound recordings which they can use in pieces.
You might find some really great sounds around you that can be used within a piece, or the sounds you find might inspire a piece.
There are so many interesting sounds around us, and with the world being such a changing place there are always new sounds to be found.
Activity One
Make a note of the sounds that you hear on a journey (perhaps on the way home or between classes), what sounds do you hear? Can you describe the Pitches, Duration and relative Loudness of the sounds? What about the Sound Qualities?
[Download this CHECKLIST to help].
Copy your notes onto the computer and upload them for other people to see and compare. Find the description of another soundwalk that someone else has uploaded to the website forums N.B. NOT YET FUNCTIONING. Can you imagine the sounds that they heard from the descriptions provided? Did they hear anything that you heard? What sounds were unique to either of you?
Activity Two•Listen again to the recorded soundscapes in the quiz above.
What is it in these sounds that allow you to recognise the location?
Consider the Pitch, Duration, Patterns and Sound Quality of the sounds.
Keywords:
Acoustic Ecology, Contextual listening, Environmental sound, Heightened listening, Sound source, Sound Walk
EARS 2:
You will learn about soundwalks and to identify the differences between sounds heard in different locations. You will be encouraged to make a soundwalk and to record the sounds that you hear.
Why Soundwalks?
These are walks in which we listen out for all of the sounds which surround us.
In order to discover the soundscapes and sonic environments that surround us we can go on soundwalks. These are planned walks that take you on a pathway past a variety of different sound sources. You follow the pathway and listen to the sounds around you (you can think of it like a tour, but instead of looking at buildings and paintings you are listening out for the sounds around you).
Soundwalks can introduce us to new sounds, and help us to train our listening skills. When people take part in their first soundwalks they are often surprised by how many different sounds they can hear.
Where Do Soundwalks take place?
Soundwalks might take place within buildings or outside. And might either take us to a few locations that are very different or to locations that contain a lot of similar sounds.
Soundwalks are most interesting when the journey of the soundwalk passes through a range of different sonic environments.
Soundwalk Instructions
What do I need for a Soundwalk?
The first thing that you’ll need is a supervisor or a couple of friends who are willing to listen to sounds with you.
This will keep you safe and also give you someone to talk with about the sounds that you hear on your walk.
The next thing that you’ll need is a route.
Perhaps look at a map and try to plan a journey that takes you through a few different areas (e.g. past houses, a factory, a river, near a road) but also passes through key locations(e.g. town centre with the clock bell, railway station, bus station, shopping centre).
Once you have your route planned then you’ll be ready to set off. Be sure to take any supplies with you that you might need (snacks are aways a good idea) and to be prepared for the weather.
Important Soundwalk Pointers
This should be fun.
Try to set personal listening challenges.
For example: hunting out the most interesting sound,
Or challenging your friends to identify the sounds that you are hearing. You could play a game like ‘Eye Spy’ but adapt the rules so that they work for sounds, ‘Ears Hear’!)
Try to minimise the amount of talking while you’re on the soundwalk, because you’ll miss out on hearing the sounds around you.
BUT if you hear some really interesting sounds do point them out to your friends and perhaps discuss them while you’re out and about.
There is no point being out with your friends and then ignoring them! It’s much more fun to make soundwalks a joint activity
OPTIONAL – You could record the sounds that you hear on your walk using a mobile phone or a field recorder so that you can listen again to them at a later date.
What if I can’t go on a soundwalk?
If, for whatever reason, you’re not able to go on a soundwalk then why not take a listen to the Guided Listening soundwalk: Woodland Soundwalk .
Soundwalks and Composition
Some composers use soundwalks to collect new ideas and inspiration as well as to collect sound recordings which they can use in pieces.
You might find some really great sounds around you that can be used within a piece, or the sounds you find might inspire a piece.
There are so many interesting sounds around us, and with the world being such a changing place there are always new sounds to be found.
Activity One
Make a note of the sounds that you hear on a journey (perhaps on the way home or between classes).
What sounds do you hear?
Can you describe the Pitches, Duration and relative Loudness of the sounds?
What about the Sound Qualities?
Activity Two
Copy your notes onto the computer and upload them for other people to see and compare.
Find the description of another soundwalk that someone else has made.
Can you imagine the sounds that they heard from the descriptions provided?
Did they hear anything that you heard?
What sounds were unique to either of you?
What is it in these sounds that allow you to recognise the location?
Consider the Pitch, Duration, Patterns and Sound Quality of the sounds.
Keywords:
Acoustic Ecology, Contextual listening, Environmental sound, Heightened listening, Sound source, Sound Walk
Encyclopedia:
a walk where the participant (or participants) concentrate on listening [paraphrase of Schafer 212–213]. The main goal of the activity is to facilitate Heightened listening. When more than one person is involved, silence is expected throughout (no chatting during the walk). And there is usually a discussion about the sounds, and the soundwalk, at the end.
Soundwalks can be recorded and used as a source of sounds, or used as an inspiration for works.
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