Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Van der Pol Lounge

Sound: the satisfying sound of a mechanical keyboard

Location: Breslin Hall

Sounds Heard: You can hear the sounds of my professor as she’s teaching something about legal studies and the sound of my neighbor shuffling through her notes to try to find the answer. You can hear the clicking of the keyboard as I’m messing around on my computer.

1- Thursday, April 24, 2014, 3:15pm, Breslin Hall

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Furthest away from me, you can hear my professor lecturing about the legal studies in business and asking the class questions pertaining to the lesson we’re learning.

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

At medium range from me, you can hear my neighbor flip through her notes as she looks for the answer to the question my teacher has just posed.

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

Closest to me, you can hear the sounds of my clicking away on my keyboard as I’m pretending to take notes in class.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The sound level in the classroom is rather quiet as everyone’s paying attention and trying to grasp exactly what the teacher is trying to explain.

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

Bored

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

Three sounds that are essential to this sound environment are the sounds of my professors voice in the background as she’s teaching class, the sound of my neighbor flipping through her notes and the sound of me messing around on my computer.

Location: Student Center Theatre

Sounds Heard: You can hear the sound of the cantor as she plays the piano and sings to the communion song during the Ash Wednesday mass.

1- March 5, 2014, 12:20pm, Student Center Theatre

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of the congregation singing the communion song and enjoying the atmosphere of the church community.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the cantor singing and playing the piano to the communion song.

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

Closest to me, I can hear the sound of my voice and the voice of the girl sitting next to me as we join the cantor and the congregation in singing the song.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The sound level of the room is reverent and peaceful.

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

Calming

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

Three sounds that make up the sound environment are the sound of the congregation around me, the keyboard and the cantors voice, as well as the girl sitting next to me.

Location of clip: The Den, my house.

Sounds heard: Mom flapping a garbage bag, me playing Skyrim and zipping up my backpack, followed by Mom typing quickly on the keyboard. Mom then gets up from her chair with the garbage bag in hand, and leaves while I continue to play the game.