Walking through the woods

On my first seminar in the 'sound 'module we were introduced to the course. I had never had any teaching in sound before so this was a real new experience for me and I was really excited to see what we would be learning and the new skills I would develop. We began by looking at the module guide and getting the approach we will be taking for the next 12 weeks. Also getting to know my tutor and class mates was a great exercise, we had top go around and ask everyone questions learning names and what interests them. My favorite part of the day was using the equipment; the maranze. We were sent out in pairs to record the sound of the woods by wearing the sound recorder and closing our eyes whilst being lead by the other. It was so strange and surreal, it felt like I was listening to someone walking through the woods not that it was myself. The microphone picked up so many minimal sounds that I would not have picked up myself; the flap of bird wings, certain flushes or wind and small twigs snapping. It was a great experience for our first time using any equipment and I'm very excited for the future.