Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. 2/7/2017

Approximately 7:30 AM

My car, on the Meadowbrook Parkway, heading to Hofstra

2. Another car on the road, some distance away.
3. Another car as it passed me on the left.

The sound of the wheels as the car quickly moves.

4. The engine’s high whine as it struggles to change gears

The engine’s roar as it coasts at about 65 miles per hour.

The music in the car playing very loudly; the cast recording of The Adding Machine: A New Musical.

My own coughing, quite frequently.

5. Loud: my car is naturally pretty loud, as well as the cars around me, and my music is turned up even louder to compensate.
6. Quaint
7. The music playing on the radio.

The sound of my car’s engine chugging along.

The sound of my car’s engine wheezing as it barely chugs along.

– J. Val

Sounds: Wind rushing around the car, Clicking of the turn signal, revving of the engine

1. 3/4/16, 12:05 am, inside my minivan
2. Farthest: Engine
3. Medium: Windshield wipers, heater
4. Closest: Radio playing “Take a look at my girlfriend”
5. Sound level: Medium
6. One Word: Van
7. 3 sounds: Engine, windshield wipers, radio

February 25th, Tip Top Autobody

Farthest: car door being slammed, cars driving by

Medium: wind making the door open, another door being opened, a phone ringing

Closest: talking, footsteps passing by

Sound Level: Medium

One word: Moving

Three essential sounds: talking, car doors, wind opening the door

1 – 3/13/14 – 5:45pm – Northern State Parkway

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-Someone sounding their car horn as another driver cuts in front of them.
-The tires of a car squealing.

-3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-The back door locks clicking shut.
-Something sliding in the trunk.
-The car’s engine running smoothly.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The directionals clicking on and off.
-The DJ speaking on the radio to his audience.
-The car heater circulating air loudly and quickly.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-The car ride home was pretty loud with different sounds happening all at once. The car heater and radio are what provided most of the loudness, while sounds such as the directionals and car horn simply add to the sound level and activity.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
-Mechanical.

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The engine running.
-The clicking of the directionals.
-The car horn.

Location: around 1pm on 3/6/14 at a red light on hempstead turnpike

Sounds Heard: wind rushing by, the squeak of a big truck’s brakes, me sniffling, me ruffling with something in my car, the window closing

Location: The drive home from the Movie Theatre

Sounds heard: Me sniffling, my car engine revving, another sniffle, the tires of my car as I hit a pothole, the sound of me hitting my blinker, the noise of the blinker, various sounds as I hit potholes

1 – 2/20/14 – 9:03pm, Sunrise Hwy, Merrick, NY

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-Wheels of other cars rushing through puddles
-Wind whistling

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-Air creeping through the narrow window opening
-My old car rocking with every bump in the road

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
– Rain drops hitting the windshield of my car
– Windshield wiper squeaking every time it hits the furtherest limit on both the right and left sides
-Heater

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
– The sound level is pretty loud. There is a lot of sound activity going on, partly from nature and partly from machines I am using to try to control the nature. Theres a lot going on, and each of these things have a set rhythm to them.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
– Effortful

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-Rain drops falling on the windshield
– Whistling of the wind
-My car jerking around with every little bump in the road

Location: Vander Poel Parking Lot (10:00 pm Thursday, February 6th)

Sounds Heard: Me stomping through the frozen parking lot and getting into my little Ford Fusion. Featured sounds: My boots crunching through the icy surface of the snow, keys, car door opening and closing, the seat belt reminder, my seat belt buckling, engine starting, radio turning on.

1- Date/Time/Location.
4.24.13/11:10pm/My car in the parking lot of Nassau.

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
I can hear people speaking, maybe the smokers that frequent the benches in front of the residence hall, but they are too far away to discern any specific words.

3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
I can hear a car door slam, and a car beep as it’s locked.  I can also hear  a car driving by, maybe looking for somewhere to park.  I can also hear the slight rustle of the trees in front of my car with the slight wind.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
Ingrid Michaelson playing from my car stereo, softly, then the mechanical noise the CD player makes when a song ends as it switches to the next song.  I can hear the soft hum of my car’s engine as well.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
Low activity, very quiet and calm.

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
Serene.

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
The car driving by, Ingrid Michaelson playing, the hum of my car’s engine.