Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1/27/20 – 11:29A.M. – Pride Den

In the distance is the sound of a dull air conditioner blowing in the opposite side of the room, along with the sound of doors opening and closing as people enter and exit the room. At medium range, I hear the sound of groups of people talking to each other. Some are gossiping while some are quietly studying together. There is someone playing video games and loudly pressing buttons on a controller. Also, there are people getting into and getting out of chairs. Closest to me, there is a quiet hum from a television that is silently displaying announcement messages, along with a group that is loudly enthusing about video games and partying. The general sound level is constantly fluctuating with the many different conversations going on in the area. It constantly fluctuates between nearly silent and roaring. I would describe the sound environment as “social” because of the many conversations going on. The essential sounds that make this up are the sounds of the doors opening and closing, people getting constantly getting in and out of chairs, and the constant chatter of people talking. These all demonstrate how active the area appears to be.

1/30/20 10:57 Hague House Room 311

Farthest Sound: Rumblings coming from the room upstairs, kids jumping and messing around

Medium Sound: People outside my window in the parking lot. Talking about assorted drama.

Closest Sound: Assortment of songs by Trixie Mattel and the rumble of the heater. Also my own voice

Sound Amount: Minimal, most of it coming from my music and myself.

One Word Description: Serenity

Essential Sounds: the music since it wouldn’t have the same energy without it, my voice because singing along adds most of the calmness, the sound of the heater because it balances out the background

Location: Room 707 in Vander Poel, 8:45 am 3/13/18

Farthest: Snow being removed outside, wind blowing

Medium: Elevator dinging, the shower in the men’s bathroom running

Closest: My roommate snoring and my neighbor’s god awful and super loud alarm that woke me up and that did NOT need to be so intense on a snow day of all days
Level: Medium
Description: Annoying
Important sounds: The alarm, snow being removed, elevator dinging

1- February 1st, 2018, 10:05 Bill Of Rights Elevator
2-  chatter from the different floors, the elevator mechanism working, hum of the air conditioner,wind
3- the elevator beep every time we stop on a floor, the ring of the second elevator
4- the clicking of my laptop keys, the washer machines on the first floor,my car keys jingling
5- The noise level is barely existent/low
6- Peaceful
7- the hum of the air conditioner, the chatter of people from different floors, and the soft elevator beep

1. 4/14/17-1:48AM-Hofusa
2. Farthest-Clanging of dishes or pots, a door closing, refridgerator hum, people talking
3. Medium-Cart rolling, TVs on a low volume, a person putting things in a bag, chairs moving one at a time
4. Closest-me typing on the keyboard, a newsman talking on TV, broom sweeping, a sigh from the cleaning lady
5. General Sound level and Activity are low.
6. “Renewal”
7. Woman sighing, the newsman talking on TV, broom sweeping

1. 4/6/17, 8pm, 13th Floor of Vander Poel Hall
2. Farthest-Car horn honking, rumbling of thunder, a screeching siren.
3. Medium-Howling wind, a toilet flushing, some people chatting in the next room over, people playing Foosball.
4. Closest-Music from my headphones on the table, raindrops hitting the window in bursts, someone shifting through puzzle pieces behind me.
5. Moderate amount of activity and and medium-low sound level
6. Unsettled
7. Rumbling thunder, howling wind, raindrops on window.

Date/Location: 4-1-17, 2:30pm, Hilton Hotel

far sounds: someone talking in the hallway

medium sounds: heat blowing out of the heating system, stepsister typing on her laptop, stepsister moving her feet around

close sounds: stepsister asking me an excel question, stepsister place her phone on the table

overall level: low

descriptive word: quiet

3 words: stepsister, heat, asking questions