COVID-19 Sound Map
Title of project:
COVID-19 Sound Map
Brief overview of initiative or, if relevant, organisational strategy in regards to bringing new music to new audiences:
Country/region:
Did the initiative focus on a particular music type/genre? If so, please give details:
Field recording
Average age range of audience or any other binding factor (for example location or other demographic). Please provide details below.
Any age.
Duration/Regularity:
Ongoing.
Aims/objectives:
“Aims:
To get people to listen more deeply
To get people to think about what has changed
To get people to think about the importance of listening and reflection
Objectives:
To produce a world-wide sound map
To provide a document which details the changes to sonic environments because of COVID-19”
What activities are included in the project?
Recording sound suing devices available (e.g., mobile devices, professional recording equipment).
If appropriate, who are the targeted groups?
Anyone,
Has the project been evaluated? If so, please explain how:
Not yet.
Outcomes of the project:
The COVID-19 Sound Map is a Google Earth Online based sound map which will exist in perpetuity as documentary evidence of how sound environments changed during constraints put on communities by governments to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It will serve not only as a document of this period but as evidence of changes we made to our listening habits as a result of a cataclysmic global occurrence.
Links to Media & Resources
“COVID-19 Sound Map:
http://www.tinyurl.com/covid19soundmap
Sound submission form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QFtayYFRrg2D9-jfqvGO1sr2lDQP94VwCFu0krfyK5c/edit?fbclid=IwAR31iiMs9rU_8I5A5wvXBKdEy-AsLADWirPVEAt7r6TeNWWDSilOkbJyg00″
Quotations from participants and artists:
None yet as the project is only 3 weeks old (as at 13/04/2020).
Do you have any data on the longer-term impact of the project/event on participants?
Not yet.
Please give details about what steps have been taken to make projects or events accessible to people with disabilities or learning difficulties:
Care has been taken to make sure that the sound map is accessible to as many as possible.
Please provide 5 key recommendations for determining good practice in projects that aim to engage new audiences with new music?
Accessibility, relevance, safety, stimulation, sustainability
Future plans
The map will continue to accept submissions until lockdown is lifted and then be kept as a permanent document.
Contact info
Pete Stollery: petestollery@gmail.com
TAGS/KEY WORDS for whole website
Field recording, Sound map, Community participation, COVID-19, Listening, Sound preservation
