After a nice long walk around prince's island park, it was time to relax at sumo's restaurant for dinner! It was fairly quiet in the restaurant and so we decided to sit on the patio, getting some sun while we eat! The quiet pop music in the background was definitely one of the sound marks of the restaurant. The low murmer of voices and the loud fan of the restaurant makes up the keynotes in the surrounding. The abrupt laughter of the other people in the restauran...

Today, my family and I took a trip to the newly built "peace bridge" near Prince's island park. It was my first time going there! What a beautiful sight! The soothing wind, gentle rustle of the trees, and the swaying waters were just some sounds within the surrounding, all keynotes and sound marks of the scenery. People laughing, running by and the bikers ripping fast or striking their bell were some sounds that attracted attention. Other sounds like people walki...

Leanne and I spent the afternoon looking for places to record different soundscapes for our assignment. While we were recording one of them, at blakiston park, close to the university, I had the chance to listen to a very interesting environment. Surprisingly, there was a lot of people at the park, from children, to joggers, to people eating lunch, to people having fun conversations! Even though all of this was going on, we can still clearly hear the water fall i...

It's Monday afternoon and had just finished class. I have some time before teaching so I stopped by for coffee. It's fairly quiet in here today with some soft jazz music in the background and a low hum of people casually talking. These are some of the keynotes in the coffee shop right now. The espresso machine, blender and the cash register are some sounds that could be classified under sound signals that attract attention. These different sounds make up the soun...

Today we took mom out for dinner for mothers day! While waiting for our food I had time to listen around me. Families enjoying each other's company, celebrating the occasion, wine glasses clinking, the loud kitchen, and occasional yelling between the chefs and cooks! Based on my past visits to earls, the environment was a lot louder than what I can remember. Overall it was a great dinner, and a special dinner with mom.