Observations..

I finished rehearsal tonight, and as I was waiting to be picked up, I headed towards the Minto Centre to stand out of the cold. As I drew closer, a shrieking noise somewhat like a fire alarm seemed to be being emmitted from inside the building. Once inside, I realised that the wind was blowing through the small crack between the doors and because it was late, and there were no bodies to obstruct it, the sound was loud and undisturbed.

By moving the door in either way by slight increments the pitch changed and would over lap the one before it. Closing my eyes, I realised the sound was exactly that of a humpback whale chorus. Each pitch reverberrated off the other and by moving the door I was in effect, creating my own underwater song. It was fascinating how realistic it sounded - the few people who were nearby kept noticing the unique sounds and looking/coming over to see what was making the melancholic, sea animal like cries.

A Symphony of Silence

Sunday February 3rd: 5:00 p.m.

As I was walking to rehearsal, I noticed how much I enjoy the sound of crunching on fresh new snow and the imprints it leaves behind. The sound is intrinsicly connected to the visual representation left behind. Then I began wondering what I would associate with that crunching noise if i only had auditory capacities to rely on.

Closing my eyes and taking a couple moments to listen, it became clear that 'silence' is really on a facade. The sound world is extremely active. I found that if you focus on one sound, slowly you begin to recognize others. Eventually each distinct sound becomes part of a symphony. The wind whistling through different sizes of trees creates various pitches, the hum of car engines in the distance, the twittering of a bird nearby. Each tone and pitch is relative to its own musical score. A symphony of silence.

Check the side for sound link pages.
Here is a youtube video that I thought accurately shows the relationship between audio and visual experimentation or the imaginative images that sound can create:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL18nS2fs6o