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<\/a><\/p>\nSince last fall, I have had a great time with teens from the South Vancouver Youth Centre, recording sounds in every corner of the Sunset neighborhood. \u00a0Throughout this soundscape project, in order to gather musical data for our digital map, community members have documented interesting sounds that they “happened” to encounter on our soundscape walking tours. \u00a0Or they identified sounds they wanted me to “scout out”. \u00a0But the SVYC group took the most creative approach to our project by actually “playing” their environment like an instrument. They tickled the tummy of an Elmo toy in the Marine Drive Superstore, to get him to sneeze. \u00a0They crinkled sari wrappers in Mona’s Cloth House on Main. \u00a0They slurped at the fountain, and flushed toilets at the Sunset Community Centre. \u00a0 And they captured the varied sounds of the seasons well to. \u00a0In winter, they stomped on snow left by the zamboni at the Sunset Ice Rink. And in autumn, they jumped in piles of leaves on Fraser. \u00a0All this fun was done to demonstrate the sonic potential of their neighborhood. \u00a0So, I applaud these environmental musicians for their imagination, and I look forward to including their “compositions” in our map. \u00a0 Here are some recorded examples of their work.<\/p>\n
elmo<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0monaclothhouse<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0sccfountain<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0scctoiletflush<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0stompingonicerinksnow<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0walkinginleavesonmain<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since last fall, I have had a great time with teens from the South Vancouver Youth Centre, recording sounds in every corner of the Sunset neighborhood. \u00a0Throughout this soundscape project, in order to gather musical data for our digital … Continue reading