Using Guzi’s essay (perhaps Part I for the most part), how would you present your own definition of a soundscape. Try to distinguish it from a sound. Distinguish it from a landscape. 

From using Guzi’s essay, I would describe a soundscape as a collection of sounds  from your surrounding environment. It’s an interaction of sounds in a specific environment. A good way that she put was thinking of sounds in your home, which helped me get a better understanding of what I think a soundscape is. That made me think of being home and sounds I hear at home that are recognizable to me, and then I started to think of other places I hear noises that could be used as an example when I’m trying to describe a soundscape to someone. 

What’s a soundmark? Again, let’s use the term “landmark” as a kind of visual equivalent. Share a soundmark that is important to you, ideally one that would be recognizable to anyone with whom you have shared a soundscape. How might you capture that soundmark?

When I think of a soundmark compared to a landmark, I think of a sound that goes with a particular place because a landmark is a recognizable spot to someone, and they’re able to identify it when they see it. A soundmark that I can think of off the top of my head that’s important would be the lake for me in the summer. I live right near Lake Champlain in Vermont, so I go there all the time with friends. Hearing the water getting splashed around and everyone having fun, this is a soundmark I could tell my friends about and they would understand what I’m talking about. I would do close- up recordings at the lake when I’m there with friends.