Aminata's Sound Walk

Walking through third avenue in the Bronx there are a frenzy of sounds. All coming together and becoming one, but that only happens if you don’t listen closely. Once you open your ears to the sounds, keynotes, you notice that each sound is different and they each have their own unique characteristics. The first thing I hear is the wheels of the train scraping against the tracks as it approaches the stop, then you hear the unique ding of the train doors before the system tells you to stand clear of the closing doors. On the platform, it is very loud, Kids in circles talking and yelling of excitement. You hear the swipe of the MetroCard as it goes through the turnstiles. And the stomping of feet against the stairs as people run to catch a bus they know they will miss. Once out of the train station you are on the street, honking horns, the sound of people selling their products, and the sound of music blasting from a store or from someone carrying their own personal speaker, usually rap or Spanish music. That is how you know you have reached third avenue. The texture of the sound is very thick. Different layers come together to bring about this from the sounds on the street or car, or train. There is always sound. These sounds are unique because they make it feel like I'm one stop closer to home. Day or night there is always something loud going, sound and loud sound at that, is what makes third avenue unique. If there was no sound that would be really weird