Visual Project 02: Progress

Ideas for sound-based response to John Cage: “Sounds of St. Mary’s”

-          Collect audio from the everyday around campus (i.e., naturally occurring, though overlooked sounds from around campus)

-          Elevating the everyday "noise"

-          Particularly effective because St. Mary’s tends to be thought of as a very “quiet” campus

-          Current plan is to cut into a “song,” loop sounds to create a beat; nothing so mixed that it masks the origins of the sounds, but if I could create a melody that might be interesting  

-          Possible sources for sound:

o   Bell

o   Water (waves lapping on shore and/or fountains

o   Wind

o   Footsteps (on path or stairs)

o   Doors slamming à drum?

o   Sail slapping

o   Door swipe (*beep*)

o   Projector’s powering on/off

o   Birds

o   Indistinct voices (like passing conversations under way)

o   Etc.