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Recently formed as the Canadian Affiliate Organization of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), The Canadian Association for Sound Ecology/ Association canadienne pour L'écologie sonore is a coalition of Canadian individuals and institutions concerned with the state of the soundscape as a balanced entity.
As Acoustic Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their sonic environment (or soundscape), it is the CASE mission to draw attention to unhealthy imbalances in this relationship, to improve the acoustic quality of a place wherever possible, and to protect and maintain acoustically balanced soundscapes where they still exist.
As a multidisciplinary organization CASE includes those who are committed to caring for the quality of the acoustic environment through their respective fields. If they are creators of sound, for example, they are sensitive to the relationship between their sound production and the acoustic environment.
(CASE recognizes and supports the principle of sexual equality, and of English as it's principal language of communication and of French as an official language)
ORANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- RESEARCH & PUBLICATION. CASE encourages and supports research into the aesthetic, ecological, philosophical, sociological and cultural aspects of the sonic environment. Primary areas of interest include:
- documenting changes in the soundscape.
- studying different attitudes towards "noise" and "silence" throughout Canada.
- monitoring and evaluating the impact of human and technological intervention on the soundscape, with a special concern for the ever increasing presence of radio, TV, background & foreground music.
- developing innovative approaches to re-designing the sonic environment.
CASE publishes and distributes information and research on sound ecology in a variety of forms.
- AWARENESS & EDUCATION. CASE aims to create a large and imaginative variety of contexts that encourage
- listening to the soundscape;
- the sharpening of aural awareness;
- a deepening of listeners' understanding of sounds and their meanings.
- PRESERVATION & DESIGN. CASE works to foster the design, restoration and protection of healthy and acoustically balanced environments.
MEMBERSHIP
With a CASE membership, you receive Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology which will keep you informed about the international acoustic ecology community.
- Individual: C$35.
- Student/étudiant: C$20 (with a copy of your current student ID).
Please send a cheque or money order in Canadian Funds to:
Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE)
Association Canadienne pour l'écologie sonore (ACÉS)
c/o Musicworks
179 Richmond St. West
Toronto, ON
Canada, M5V 1V3
CONTACT INFORMATION
The Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE)/
Association canadienne pour L'écologie sonore (ACÉS)
c/o MUSICWORKS,
179 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario,
CANADA M5V 1V3
Email: darcope@interlog.com
Questions? Click here to: Ask CASE/ACÉS
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