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I thought this was a really interesting project; I liked the documentary- style presentation because that was easy to understand. Nice work!

I enjoyed hearing the calls at different speeds; it would be a lot of fun to try and electronically manipulate animale sounds to try and create an entire symphony.

That was interesting; I wonder if there are parallel political song movements happening in other cultures at this time?

Are there variations between countries or even regions of the same country as far as how the kiai sounds? Like, dialects of kiai?

This is an interesting topic. What is the difference between bhajan and mantra? Are there songs that cross both categories?

I think this topic is really fascinating. Do you know if there are any sonar regulations to protect animals like that?

Yes, I am aware that there is a large Spanish-speaking population in the United States. I agree that language and identity are correlated, but I apologize; I still fail to see what your point is regarding the use […]

The United States has no national language.

I really liked that you talked about the relatively new experience of headphones and earbuds and their impact on listening. It would be interesting to see more research in the next few decades as to how humans […]

I liked how you tied in everyday noises with “comfort” and thought that was a very interesting idea; I wonder how long it takes the human brain to become accustomed to a new soundscape?

I thought this was very fascinating but I wasn’t entirely sure what it was arguing. It is interesting how you pointed out how everyone hears differently, though.

Would you use musical scores at all? Your description of the ambient noise is spot-on, but I am skeptical that a film adaption could work well without some kind of well developed instrumental score.

Your use of background noises and raw language is an interesting idea. Would these noises be specially enhanced somehow to draw attention to them? We humans are remarkably good at tuning out ambient sounds.

The way you play with the idea of silence and increasing musical order is interesting. However, I’d be interested in what fleshes out the silence. Any scores? To be effective, silence has to be well hemmed by […]

I thought it was interesting that you chose to include the grandmother’s exile. I also appreciated how you made a distinction between the city and the country soundscape. How long would you draw out the fight […]

That was a fantastic and well-imagined description. I liked how you very carefully mentioned the organic sounds, sans music; the rawness of the soundscape in this composition is quite dramatic enough to stand […]