Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Date: 4/13

Location: LHComm classroom

Far Sounds: Professor talking through the wall

Medium Sounds: people shifting in their seats, sniffling, feet shuffling on the ground, people typing on laptops

Close Sounds: Professor reading a text, people breathing behind me

Sound Description/Level: relatively low, nothing too loud or overbearing, just a Professor reading to his class, and them listening

One Word: studious

Most Important Sounds: Professor reading

Date: 4/11 at 4:00 pm

Location: a bench on the path between Breslin and LHComm

Far Sounds: wind blowing through the trees, cars on the Hempstead Turnpike, distant chatter of students.

Medium Sounds: doors opening and closing, cars driving by in the parking lot, keychain clinking, fabric rustling.

Close Sounds: footsteps of someone walking by, breathing in and out, leaves rustling in the tree behind me.

Sound Description/Level: There are not very many loud or startling sounds; it is a very calm and soothing atmosphere in this sort of alleyway between buildings. The breeze is the only constant sound, and even that is minimalistic and not very overwhelming. It’s a nice escape from the loud hustle and bustle of campus.

One Word: peaceful

Most Important Sounds: wind in the trees, cars on the turnpike, footsteps walking by.

Location: Passover Seder at my aunt and uncles house

Sounds Heard: Laughing, adults talking over each other, kids reading

Location: my house in Maryland, around 11am

Sounds: spoon stirring cinnamon sugar, using fork to cut matzah bri on a ceramic plate, spoon clinking against glass jar containing cinnamon sugar, sprinkling cinnamon sugar on the matzah bri

Location: LIRR Train to Huntington at 9:40pm

Sound Heard: Train intercom announcement, people talking, A/C, Clang of train on tracks, Train door opening/closing

Location: My house around 6 AM

Sounds Heard: Birds chirping, possible owl?, some after moving (I live by the beach), something muffled?

Location: Sidewalk between the stu and towers

Sounds: Footsteps, wind catching in the mic of the phone, cars passing by, birdsong, leaves rustling, a car beeping as it’s either locked or unlocked

upstairs bathroom at off campus home

sounds heard: hum of vent, placing of bathroom items on counter, sniffle, water running, closing and opening of medicine cabinet.

April 2nd, 9:00pm – Back Room of Hof U.S.A.

Farthest Away: Squeaking of the Milkshake Machine

Medium Range: The beeping of the beepers a couple tables away.

Closest: People talking tables away from. People laughing. Maya blowing her nose.

Sound Level: Mostly a medium level of constant. Occasionally when there is more background noise, people’s conversations would get louder, so the sound level would be higher.

Sound Activity: Inconsistent. Conversations go in and out as well as the machines the workers were using. Also, Maya wasn’t blowing her nose for two minutes straight.

Description: Social

Essential Sounds:

• People’s Conversations
• People Laughing
• Maya Blowing her Nose

1. 3/31/23 in Tilburg House in C Square

2. Farthest Away: The oven clicking as it heats up, people talking a few tables away, people walking around

3. Medium Range: The sound of air coming through the hood above the stove, a clock ticking

3. Closest: My friend preparing to make cookies, a plastic bowl falling on the floor, my friend laughing and talking to me

4. Sound Level: Soft

5. Sound Activity: Pretty calm and infrequent

6. One Word: Relaxing

7. Essential Sounds: The sound of air in the hood above the stove, my friend talking, and the people talking a few tables away