Sounds surround us. If it's not the rural sounds of birds and locusts, its the urban sounds of traffic, airplanes and people chatting it up.
This onslaught of sound is why people are looking for quiet spots in which sound is sculpted and shaped for relaxation. Some people are more sensitive to "noise" than others -- some aren't bothered by traffic sounds or airplanes and other are super sensitive to these sounds. I'm one of those!
Windchimes are a delight to me, especially natural materials such as shells or wood and metal. The tuned musical chimes are borderline because they are too loud, too pronounced.
Fountains offer soothing sounds of moving water and splashes on hard surfaces. Again, this roaring sound is tranquil to some, and irritating to others. Drips and drabs are heavenly for some, rushing waves for others.
Designing a sound garden must take into consideration these personal hearing profiles.
Japanese gardens are noted for their sound elements -- a gentle dripping, a paddle wheel, water falling on stones, and the natural sounds of mating frogs in a secluded grotto or pond.
The natural sounds of nature -- birds chirping and singing and calling, singing insects, rushing water, rustling leaves, and all the human sounds that you hear at dinner time form a musical mosaic that can bring delight and relaxation if you take the time to enjoy the sounds in your very own neighborhood. Sound sculpting...one tone at a time!
This onslaught of sound is why people are looking for quiet spots in which sound is sculpted and shaped for relaxation. Some people are more sensitive to "noise" than others -- some aren't bothered by traffic sounds or airplanes and other are super sensitive to these sounds. I'm one of those!
Windchimes are a delight to me, especially natural materials such as shells or wood and metal. The tuned musical chimes are borderline because they are too loud, too pronounced.
Fountains offer soothing sounds of moving water and splashes on hard surfaces. Again, this roaring sound is tranquil to some, and irritating to others. Drips and drabs are heavenly for some, rushing waves for others.
Designing a sound garden must take into consideration these personal hearing profiles.
Japanese gardens are noted for their sound elements -- a gentle dripping, a paddle wheel, water falling on stones, and the natural sounds of mating frogs in a secluded grotto or pond.
The natural sounds of nature -- birds chirping and singing and calling, singing insects, rushing water, rustling leaves, and all the human sounds that you hear at dinner time form a musical mosaic that can bring delight and relaxation if you take the time to enjoy the sounds in your very own neighborhood. Sound sculpting...one tone at a time!
