soundwalk

English

Etymology

From sound +‎ walk; first used by members of the World Soundscape Project under the leadership of composer R. Murray Schafer in Vancouver in the 1970s.

Noun

soundwalk (plural soundwalks)

1. An excursion for the purpose of listening to the environment.
   • 2009 April 11, John Terauds, “Unexpected will help Open Ears”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     Although there is a classical component to Open Ears, there's a lot more on offer on the high-quality, eclectic bill, including the Turtle Island String Quartet playing the music of Coltrane, Vancouver's Hard Rubber Orchestra, an outdoor soundwalk with Schafer, Persian improv and art installations.