Using Damon Krukowski’s ways of hearing space and a piece written by Ralph Ellison I will be able to identify the impact that our surrounding sounds have on our lives. We choose the sounds we want to listen to on a daily basis and the choices we make influence the culture around us. Although many may not agree living in New York city the sound and music we listen to help us flow through the busy streets. Traveling to other places you notice the difference in how others move throughout their life reflecting the sounds and music in their environment. Damon Krukowski shows how new Yorkers tend to use music to block out the noisy streets and are usually blind to the loud noise appose to a tourist coming in who is not use to the loud sounds of cars, people screaming, and music playing. Many of the individuals rushing past are likely to have headphones in and are in their own bubbles so they don’t have the time to greet you walking by unlike other places. Ralph Ellison tells how he began using music to block out all of the noise he didn’t want to hear but it was also used to help him create a bond between him and his neighbor. The sounds around us have a cultural impact.
This is a good start. I encourage you to focus on your idea about how New Yorkers use music to drown out the distracting noise of the city. I think it would be a good idea to isolate a set of two or three really good examples of this–for instance, the subway, the street, the club, etc.
Using Damon Krukowski ways of hearing space and a piece written by Ralph Ellison I will be able to identify the impact our surrounding sounds have on our personal productivity. We choose the sounds we want to give our attention to on a daily basis and the choices we make influence the culture around us. Although many may not agree living in New York city the sounds and music we listen to assist in blocking out the unwanted noise and distraction from our day. Living in New York city Ralph Ellison had to music to block out all of the noise in his neighborhood that was contributing to his writer block. Using the music helped him focus allowing him to be more productive. Many of the individuals rushing past are likely to have headphones in and are in their own bubbles so they don’t have the time to greet you walking by unlike other places. Damon Krukowski shows how new Yorkers tend to use music to block out the noisy streets and are usually blind to the loud noise appose to a tourist coming in who is not use to the loud sounds of cars, people screaming, and music playing. At times on a day where the weather you would find many individuals sitting outside having lunch working on their phones or computers and are able to focus and get their work done because they have distanced themselves from all the surrounding noise.