Contemplate Schafer: Find sounds “which differ in quality and intensity from those of the past.”

Kitchener, Dec 29, 2018, 3:51 pm (reading Schafer) Action notes: Reading Schafer’s introduction to The Soundscape, I was struck by the doom of one of his opening sentences: “These new sounds, which differ in quality and intensity from those of the past, have…

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Listen to someone you disagree with. Keep listening.

Kitchener, Dec 26, 2018, 8:45 pm (after arguing) Action notes: Action constraints:

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Listen for the future. Craft a sound for each vision.

Kitchener, Dec 24, 2018, 2:34 pm (with Stephie, in Mom’s attic) Action notes: This was an action that my sound-guru and sister, Stephanie suggested for us together. Her instructions: take a deep breath and let images of the future come up. Each…

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Imagine Sound Coursing Through Your Spine.

Montreal, Dec 20, 2018, 3:33 pm  Action notes: Action constraints:

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Listen for Markie

Flying to Toronto, Dec 17, 2018, 6:49 pm (action for loss) Action notes: Action constraints:

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Listening to an Engine keeping you alive

The Gulf of Mexico, Dec 16, 2018, 8:12 pm (performed in the top lounge of the boat, between Cuba and the Bahamas) Action notes: Sitting on the top deck of the boat, the engine and machinery of the boat vibrating…

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