Keynote sounds underpin and rhythmically shape daily life

Evidence

I have defined keynote as a regular sound underpinning other more fugitive or novel sound events. The keynotes of the farm were numerous, for farming is a life with little variation. Keynotes may influence the behavior of the people or set up rhythms that are carried over into other aspects of life. One example will have to suffice. In the Russia of Tolstoy, the peasants kept whetstones in little tin boxes strapped to their waists, and the rhythmic rattling of these boxes formed a vernacular keynote during the haying months. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 172

Categorization

• DEFINE: Formal definition of ‘keynote’ — a core cataloging term the reader needs for studying and recording soundscapes.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 172
• XREF: connects to: Keynote sounds are noticed only when they change or vanish — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 215; Pre-metronome musical tempo was set to the human pulse — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 749; Keynote sounds shape behavior without needing conscious attention — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 33 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Attending closely to movement reveals a whole vivid soundscape within walking #expands (0.70) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 431
• Headphone listening reveals sounds ordinarily outside awareness #expands (0.50) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 279