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APPENDIX D - QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS
Questionnaire for Sonic Mind Maps
1) How would you describe the “sound” of
Commercial Drive?
2) Could you think of specific locations that seem
to possess a particular sound or ambience?
3) What do you like about the soundscape of
Commercial Drive? What do you dislike? Why’s that?
4) Any particular sound memories of the
neighbourhood? Any sound or location that may have
a particular signification to you?
5) Describe your map. What are the main points of
interests? Main sound sources? Sounds that have
been unnoticed?
6) For how long have you been living / working on
or around Commercial Drive?
Date:
Sex: M F
Age Group: 19-24 25-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+
Notes:
Phono-Reputational Inquiries Questions
1) Locations
a) Can you think of spaces located in the
Commercial Drive neighbourhood that possess
particular sound qualities (positive or negative)?
These can be squares, parks, streets or alleys,
cafes… (Use a map to locate the selected sites)
b) What do you think characterises these spaces?
Are there any particular ambiences or sounds? Can
you describe the sounds one may encounter in these
locations?
2) Discussion of the soundmarks and other
representative sound signals
a) Are there sounds that you think are
“representative” of this neighbourhood?
b) What are the first sounds that come in mind
when you think about the Drive? (again, situate
them and describe them)
c) What would be the sonic signature of Commercial
Drive?
3) Discussion of criteria of sonic comfort and
sonic quality
a) Based on your personal or professional
interests, what would be the criteria that would
define situations of acoustic well-being?
b) Are some of these features found on the Drive?
4) Discussion of eventual themes found through the
earlier analysis of sonic mind maps. These maps
can also be used in the focus group to produce
reactions or comments.
Reactivated Listening Questions
1) Questions:
a) Description of the sequence:
i) What do you hear?
ii) Describe the sounds and ambiences heard on the
sequence.
iii) Can you guess where this sequence was
recorded? When?
iv) Can you describe what happens in the sequence
(activities heard, movements, discussions, etc.)?
b) Associations:
i) What does this sequence reminds you?
ii) Any memories triggered by the sequence? Have
you ever experienced a similar listening situation
(discuss the differences between the recording and
the actual experience)?
c) Appreciation:
i) What do you like or dislike about this
sequence? Why’s that?
d) Interpretation (meta-language)
i) Would you qualify this sequence as being
representative of a comfortable space
(acoustically)?
ii) Can you think of any criteria that would be
necessary for a location to be acoustically
pleasing?
2) Once the playback of all sequences is over, a
final classification is made by the participant:
a) Classifying sequences by order of preference;
b) Choosing the sequences that are the most
representative (of Commercial Drive) (one or two
sequences);
c) Selecting the most important criteria of
acoustic quality (in relation with the sequences
heard and the comments made).
©
David Paquette 2004
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