Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. February 8, 2023, 12:47 pm, Student Center
2. – Clanging and sounds of machinery used at starbucks (possibly the microwave or coffee machine

– air conditioning overhead and behind

– beeps of the checkout scanner at my 10 oclock

– sound of metal utensils (ladle or spatula) being dropped 

-chatter (unintelligible) to my far right and left. Large quantity

3. – Wheeled bins rolling around

– conversations (2-5) from people standing in line waiting for sushi or starbucks or in the pathway to the food court

-the sound of shuffling feet as people walk by

-chairs being pushed in and out

-sushi chefs stirring something in a pot or scraping some sort of metal pot or sheet

4. – people talking (very clearly. 1-3 conversations) behind me and to my left and right. 

– chairs being pushed in and out

– people passing behind me

– People bumping into my board

– someone banging on the table in laughter

– group laughter to my right

-clinking of silverware

– sounds of me typing

-sounds of me chewing my food and swallowing

-sounds of me sighing intermittently

-someone making whale sounds behind me

-s0meone with a valley ish dialect talking behind and to my left

-fridge or metal cabinet door closing

5. Sound level is not loud per say, but it is a cacophony of many medium to light volume sounds. It sounds extremely busy, a lot of sounds moving in different directions. A lot of dynamic sounds all at once. 

6. Populated

7. Clanging of machinery, close conversations, far chatter

1. 02/09/2023 – 4:22 PM – Emily Lowe Hall Drounge
2. Far away: People talking in a classroom, a small beep, the sound of an air conditioner
3. Medium: Footsteps (some going further and some coming closer), the entrance door slamming, a classroom door being shut
4. Closest: The sound of me breathing due to congestion, someone taking a sip of their drink, typing, someone chewing
5. The sound level started out quite loud, but it has now gone down to barely any sounds that aren’t the ones mentioned in #4. This is the same regarding the sound activity. Originally, it began with hearing #2 and #3 together, and those sounds faded away, which led me to hear #4. Therefore, the sound activity went from high to low.
6. Descriptor: Bustling
7. The essential sounds are: the faraway sound of people talking in a classroom, the sound of footsteps, and the sound of the entry door slamming. 

2/8/2023, 12:12pm, Rm0100 in Heger Hall

Furthest: cars passing on the Hwy, people passing by outside, muffled talking from the room next door

Medium: A/C Hum, chairs creaking, rustling of clothes, sniffling, metal clinking on desk, shoe squeak

Closest: typing on keyboard, nose whistling from breathing, foot tapping, Professor/Students Speaking one at a time

Sound Level: Medium, one main sound and many small sounds

Descriptor: Restless

Essential Sounds: People Talking, rustling of clothes, Cars passing by

Date: February 6

Location: LHCOMM Equipment Room

Far Sounds: People walking past, equipment cases rolling in the hall

Medium Sounds: People talking at the window, music playing from a computer, email notification

Close Sounds: Person next to me drinking soda, typing from computer, sliding backpack on table

Sound Description/Level: If this sound were a hypothetical “scene” in a play or movie, it is more casual underlying chatter rather than something too powerful and loud. It’s easy to tune in and out without getting lost in the conversation.

One Word: chill ?

Most Important Sounds: People talking at the window, computer playing music

Location: The student center atrium

• Chairs hitting ground
• Many voices talking around me
• Laughter
• Tables and plates being moved
• Exclamation of joy
• Yelling
• Sneeze
• the squeaking of shoes on the ground

location: Jane Street and Broadfield street corner

• Wind
• Cars
• Footsteps in concrete
• Voices talking about class
• Sniffle
• Honk
• Voices carrying across the parking lot
• Metal grate clanking on ground
• Lock keypad beeping
• lock turning
• Door opening and closing
• Rusting as I set my bag down

Date: May 19

Location: my room

Far Sounds: sound of cars driving past outside, footsteps overhead

Medium Sounds: sounds of my friends talking outside my window in the backyard, sounds of Michelle’s speaker playing music outside. someone walking around in the kitchen

Close Sounds: Fan humming next to me, sound of my humidifier, sound of my keyboard clicking 

Sound Description/Level: Quiet energy. Stillness within contrasting with dampened, more vibrant noises outside

One Word: cozy

Most Important Sounds: sound of voices outside, music outside, my fan humming 

Identify the location of the clip: Mailbox Room, BOR

Identify the sounds heard in the clip:

• Opening of the mail drawers
• Moving paperwork around
• Moving mail and the boxes around
• Putting mail in the boxes
• Opening of a door

• Identify the location of the clip: Room in Bill of Rights before a final Identify the sounds heard in the clip:
  • Tapping the table with the pencil
  • Page flipping
  • Stapling
  • Drinking water
  • Writing down notes and erasing

April 15th 2022

Eve Journal 5

DATE: 05/16/2022

TIME: 4:45 pm 

LOCATION of the sound environment: Jones Beach 

• Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Boats beeping noise

Cars parking

People talking

• Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. 

People’s music

Kids yelling

Some people were playing soccer so you could hear the ball getting hit.

• Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

Sound of waves

Wind blowing

Sand being blown by the wind

Birds

• Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

It was active and consistent.

• Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Peaceful

• Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. 

• Sound of the wave, wind, and the birds.