This week, I explored methods of using audio as a form of media. To record the audios, I used Voice Memos on my iPhone, which was a simple and convenient way to document the audio for my Daily Creates. The four Daily Creates that I did this week are: Poetry Reading, Pronounce This, Wolfram Tones, and Visualize The Music.

From these audio examples, I found that this form of media can be a very beneficial format to add depth to a perspective. For example, in Pronounce This, I had to read a long word out loud and guess how it is pronounced solely based on the spelling. In the English language, there are many words that are not pronounced the way that they are spelled, so having the audio to hear how the word is pronounced is useful. Audio is also useful to hear the tone of what someone is trying to say and what the sentence or story is emphasizing; this is demonstrated in the Poetry Reading.

Wolfram Tones and Visualize The Music were both interesting experiments to try, exploring the apps. It was cool to see how the noises I made translated into art/ images when I did Visualize The Music. I also enjoyed playing with the Wolfram Tones app to create my own music.

Exploring audio as a form of media this week showed me how sound alone can shape understanding in ways that align with several of Mayer’s principles. In activities like Pronounce This and Poetry Reading, audio supported the Voice Principle, since hearing a natural human voice made the content clearer and more engaging than reading the same words silently. The Temporal Contiguity Principle also relates, because the timing of the spoken explanations, such as hearing the pronunciation immediately after seeing the word, helps listeners connect the information more effectively. Audio tasks like Wolfram Tones and Visualize the Music relate to the Personalization Principle as well, since creating my own sounds or interpreting them through art made the experience more interactive and meaningful. Even without visuals, audio adds meaning through tone, pacing, and emphasis, offering depth that text alone can’t always provide.

P.S I apologize for any unclear pronunciation, I am recovering from jaw surgery and am unable to speak super clearly.

Also I am having difficulties uploading the voice memos, so I have just included the video of the Visualize The Music. I will see if I can figure out how to add the audio and update my post later, if I can.