Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: the Red Line in the DC Metro

Sounds heard: Metro voice announcing “doors closing,” automated voice announcing doors opening, background chatter, train moving over tracks

Location: On the A train in Brooklyn

Sounds heard: Train moving, conductor announcement voice

1. 3/10/23 at 3:22pm in the Stu

2. Farthest Away: the music and machines from Starbucks

3. Medium Range: Chairs scraping, people chattering, cutlery and tools clinking around

4. Closest: My friends talking, sounds of eating, the boba shaker shaking

5. Sound Level: Moderate

6. Sound Activity: Active constant

7. One Word: Busy

8. Essential Sounds: Cutlery/tools clinking, the music from Starbucks, my friends talking

March 10th, 2023

1:12 pm

Hofstra Gym, second floor

Far sounds – hum of machines surrounding me, weights hitting floor downstairs, muffled conversations as people run by, feet hitting the track surrounding me

medium sounds – rhythmic hum of treadmills as people run, tv above me, music on radio in gym speakers, conversation behind me, pull of the paper towel machine

Close sounds – music pulsing in my headphones, water bottle clanking against the machine, the hit of my feet on the treadmill 

Sound level – full of random clashing background noise, but overall medially mellow. Not too rambunctious. 

one word – focused

Most important sounds —  rhythmic hum of treadmills as people run, pull of the paper towel machine,  weights hitting floor 

1. 03/08/2023 – 1:55 PM – Outside of the Graduate Residence Hall
   Far away: The Hofstra Shuttle moving around, footsteps
   Medium: Very windy, some cars driving, someone locking their car with the alarm
   Closest: Birds, the gardeners trimming the grass and collecting shavings in garbage bags
   The sound level is medium.
   Descriptor: Tranquil
   The essential sounds are: the soft footsteps, the wind, and the gardeners.

Location: Hofstra’s Unispan

Sounds: Clothing rubbing together, distant and closer cars moving, engines sputtering, footsteps, light key jingling.

Location: My dorm in Enterprise Hall

Sounds: Wind on the branches outside, some shuffling, distant talking, some distant object being put down

Location: Bill of Rights Kitchen

Sounds heard: eggs sizzling, spatula scraping pan, microwave beeping, microwave buzz, salt shaker opening, pouring salt, and closing lid

Location: Student Center

Sounds heard: People talking, Starbucks ovens, kitchenware being used, chairs dragging, wrappers being crinkled

Location: Hofstra University, inside the Psibrary

Sounds Heard: people talking to each other in the distance, people speaking softly