Sounds

Modulation is when the music changes from one key to another. For this example, the main attraction is the string section (Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass). This segment of the movement starts in D major and moves to D minor, with a slight movement into F Major. The key modulation can sometimes happen with changes in tempo, dynamics, melodic shapes, rhythm structure, etc. For this excerpt, the rhythm is very busy within the mid voices of the strings and some accent variatons on the high voices.... Read More
Recording of backgrounds sounds of people's talk and music at the Moral March on February 8, 2014 in North Carolina.
This is an audio recording of me typing on my Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series laptop. Audio was recorded using a Zoom H4n Pro recorder. In the audio clip, the sounds of typing as well as the hum of my computer can be heard. In this clip I am typing up my lab report for science class.
Sound recording of someone typing their response to an essay prompt. This recording was done in a room with audible air conditioning. The laptop being used is a Lenovo Ideapad U530 Touch. Recorded by an IPhone 6s with headphones plugged in.
I have a habit of spinning and snapping my keychain against my palm. For the sake of the recording, I repeated this action for twenty seconds. The bundle actually contains only two keys (one for my dorm room and one for my mailbox) and the rest consists of plastic (my Duke card and six Ben&Jerry's Flavor Fanatic Coupons). Recorded by iPhone Voice Memo.
I rattled my keys with all my house keys in them and my car keys. This was to symbolize how the slave owners would have slaves chained up and would torture them. The keys would be a sound that all slaves were attentive to as "an opportunity to get away.
The jingling key sound equates to my independence from my dorm room and in my car. This sound reminds me that I can leave my residence and drive to campus to meet with my friends. By venturing outside of my room, into the VCU environment, I am exposed to much which can be the foundation and the keys to my success!
2 small metal apartment keys and a plastic key fob jingling on a keyring. Recorded on iPhone6s.
This is the sound of my keys being put down on my wooden desk. This is one of my favorite sounds because it reminds me of coming home after a long day and emptying out my pockets before bed. My keys consisted of four metal keys and one plastic car key fob.
kicking various sized rocks along a sidewalk and bricks
Sound recording of a stone being kicked by a student on a pavement outside the Smith Warehouse at Duke University. The sound is of the stone hitting the pavement and the shuffle of the student following it. Recorded on a Zoom H4N.
Close recording of a five month old kitty purring into an Iphone 6s. Recorded in large room with microphone close to kitten's mouth.

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