Thesis Defense PPT for Masters of Music in Music Technology

1. Theorizing Soundwalls: Listening Within The Noise Jaclyn Heyen Copyright Jaclyn Heyen 2010

2. Introduction Soundscape Listening Modes Soundwall Inclusive Seclusive Intrusive Tinny Scoots

3. Soundscape Sounds of an environment R. Murray Schafer World Soundscape Project Hildegard Westerkamp Barry Truax

4. Listening Modes Listening-in-search Listening-in-readiness Background listening

5. Listening-in-search Using the sonic cues of the environment to gain information. Most active form of listening Examples: Visually impaired Active listening in a conversation

6. Listening-in-readiness Listeners attention is focused elsewhere but ready to hear important information when it presents itself. Sounds are familiar Less active form of listening Examples: Ambulance siren Child crying

7. Background listening The sounds are brought to the background and hold no immediate significance. “Keynote” sounds Least active form of listening Example: Ocean Traffic

8. Soundwall Any sound that interrupts the soundscape Creates difficulty in: Communication Finding one’s place in the environment

9. Inclusive Soundwall A soundwall created by a group Examples: Motorcycles “Boom” Cars

10. SeclusiveSoundwall A soundwall created by an individual Examples: Cell phones conversations Personal MP3 players

11. Intrusive Soundwall A soundwall created for the purpose of convenience. A soundwall that does not define an individual or group. Inclusive and Seclusivesoundwalls. Example: Construction sites Automobile

12. Soundwalls and listening modes How does the listening mode effect the soundwall? How does the soundwall effect the mode in which we listen? Does a new mode of listening need to be created to include soundwalls?

13. Tinny Scoots

14. FEASt Festival

15. FEASt Festival

16. What was accomplished Looked further into the definition of the soundwall. Built a musical controller out of a scooter Created the installation Tinny Scoots

17. Future Studies Further look into how to combine listening modes and soundwalls. Further study how different soundwalls effect our social interactions. Modifications to Tinny Scoots.

18. Conclusion “Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.” - John Cage