CMN 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Soundscape
12 Mar 2017
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What the hills are alive with: in defense of the sounds of nature. What the hills are alive with - j. a fisher. Ou(cid:374)ds are a (cid:373)ajor art for(cid:373) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:449)e thi(cid:374)k of (cid:374)ature (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t thi(cid:374)k of (cid:373)usi(cid:272) (cid:271)ut rather the visual arts/vision. We only enjoy music when it has been digitally altered but why not in its natural aesthetic. Aesthetics of nature do not need to parallel with the aesthetics of art. Soundscape: all the sounds that are contained in any given environment. Nature is a sensory experience of balance and harmony. It is about what animals, make sounds or not or whatever else. Birds visually do not add much to the overall landscape but their chirping can add a lot to the soundscape. We have trained ourselves to ignore or tune out the sounds around us especially in the city.
