Sound Walk - What I Hear in Bushwick

For the sound walk exercise I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood in Brooklyn. Living in such a busy area like Bushwick, around Broadway, it was unusual but nevertheless interesting to take a moment to pay attention to the many sounds we are so used to, and take for granted during our everyday routine. By taking time to pay attention to each one of these sounds, one can realize how many different noises are always present and are constanlty ignored because it is easy to get used to them, as they mesh into a combination of everyday noise. Some of the Keynotes I heard were far-away road and airplane sounds, conversations, as well as birds chirping, which I mostly do not hear during my usual walks, not because they are not regularly present, but because of a lack of sonic awareness. The Sound Signals, which are easier to identify on a regular basis, as they are meant to call attention, were mostly those of cars honking their horns, or police/firetruck noises, as there are two stations, one for each, on the corner of my apartment. The main Soundmark for this area would without a doubt be defined as the outside subway sound, as it constantly passes by on Broadway. I would also consider traffic sound as a Soundmark. Taking time to listen was a good experience, as it made me realize how much actually makes up the everyday noises we are so used to, and how many different types of sounds would have to be included in film, in order to make a simple scene sound real.