Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

4/28/24 – 1:54 PM- New Paltz UCAT UPL BUS.

1. Furthest sound- Sounds of cars whooshing by the window, running water from a lake.

2. Medium Sound- The sound of the engine of the bus roaring.

3. Closest Sound- “Closest sound? My ass talking your ear off” Meagan R., Meagan R. talking about the wicked movie, and the couple in front of us talking.

4. Sound Level and Activity- Loud! Meagan is Puerto Rican. Also loud when the bus is zooming down the road, but low when it stops! (and I don’t mean the bus)

5. Descriptor- Perfect.

6. Essential sounds: The most lovely voice in the world, bus, soft murmurs.

1. 4/27/24 10:31AM Blackbox
2. furthest sound: people talking about cues, rehearsal cubes being moved around backstage
3. medium range: actors onstage singing
4. close to me: keyboards clacking, people whispering
5. sound level and activity: the sound level was low-medium; the people meant to be heard were easily heard, but there wasn’t much movement otherwise
6. description: focused
7. essential sounds: cue discussions, actors singing, hushed whispers

Location: Adams Playhouse

The sounds heard in this clip consists of repetitive piano chords, some woodwind-like instruments, incoherent whispering, footsteps, and curtains rustling occasionally.

1. 04/20/2024 – 3:38pm – The Playhouse.
2. Sounds farthest away from me: dancers/crew members whispering to each other, crew members talking/responding in the distance, somebody coughing.
3. Sounds at medium range: the choreographer giving directions/counting followed by the dancers moving around on stage.
4. Sounds closest to me: typing on my computer, a dancer wrapping their ankle in tape next to me, the crew members near me occasionally adjusting themselves or moving items, a constant faint buzzing.
5. The general sound level is subdued but passionate. The amount of sound activity is very particular and arranged.
6. Description word: precise.
7. Essential sounds: counting/directing, stage movement, hushed whispers/humming.

Location: 8PM, my friends room for band rehearsal

Sounds: keyboard, drums, saxophone, me counting, guitar, bass, my friend lightly singing

Location: my house

The sounds heard in this clip consists of my fan, music playing faintly from my neighbor’s house, distant clanging/beeping, and my housemates talking downstairs.

Location: my living room, 11 pm

Sounds: cat’s water fountain running, keyboard clacking, cat toys shaking, my girlfriend and i talking

4/12/2024, 5:29PM. My room

Sounds farthest away from me: cars driving down the street, music playing a few houses down

sounds at medium range: birds chirping outside my window, people walking around the house

sounds closest to me: my fingers tapping the keys on my computer, my stomach growling, my own breathing

The sound level is quiet and the sound activity is consistently low

One word description: peaceful

Essential sounds: Footsteps, cars, birds

1. Maryland, April 12th, 7:00 AM, My friend’s brother’s house

2. Sounds further away from me – birds very quietly chirping, wind hitting trees lightly

3. Sounds medium range – footsteps of someone walking to the bathroom

4. Sounds closest to me – a rooster being loud. (the room I was in is right in front of the backyard where the roosters are)

5. The sound level is pretty low and quiet until every once and a while the rooster makes a loud and abrupt change. Sound activity is pretty low as well, not much is going on besides the rooster

6. Morning

7. the rooster, and the footsteps

Location: 7pm Drounge in Lowe

Sounds: Keys Clicking, Singing/Music Playing in the distance, Footsteps and running down the stairs