Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Subway on January 30th around 2:00pm

Sounds: subway announcer, people talking, train moving

Location: Manhattan bound R-train, 2/16/15, 2:10pm

Sounds heard: a cappella singing, tapping on a solid surface, distant conversation, static, beep signal of subway doors closing, shuffling

Location: NYC Subway Tunnel

Sounds Heard: You can hear the sounds of the trumpet and drummer as they’re making music in the tunnel. You can hear the sound of the music as it echos off the walls of the tunnel and bounces around. You can also hear the sound of my friend talking about Tori Kelly and giggling.

1- Saturday, March 8, 2014, 6:32pm, New York City Subway Station

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of two gentlemen, one playing the drums and the other playing the trumpet. They’re performing in the underground subway station so you can also hear the echo of their music through the tunnel.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the sounds of the music echo reverberate around me and the sounds of the other subway patrons as they’re waiting for the train to arrive.

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 friends voice as she’s talking about Tori Kelly and laughing.

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

The sound level in the subway is very loud. I love the sounds the music makes as it moves around the tunnel though and the musicians are very talented.

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

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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 the sound environment are the sounds of the drummer and the trumpet in the tunnel, the sound of the music echoing off the walls and the sound of my friends voice as she talks about one of her favorite artists.

This was taken on a subway at 8:30 in New York City. The sounds heard is someone playing the saxophone while a man waiting for the subway raps to the music only he can hear

1) Subway, Netherlands Core, 7:30, 4/4/13

2) people talking/ordering food, laughing

3) crinkle of chips bags, people moving around, the drink machine

4) Sounds from the TV, soft meta clinks, footsteps

5) Noise is high but not super loud

6) Active

7) People ordering food, the drink machine, sounds from the TV

Location: To continue with the theme of amazing subway singers, here is another clip of a different subway session.

Sounds heard: The “ding dong” of the subway doors opening and closing. Singer with guitar, everybody singing, loud laughter, other guy rapping, whizzing and honking of the train, murmur of people talking, uproarious applause.

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Location: On the subway ride back from working in the city.
Sounds heard in the clip: The song heard by the singing men on the subway is called “Ride This Train” and it is a gospel hymn originally sung by The Canton Spirituals. Aside from their voices, which I think gives the original version a run for their money, the subway whistling can be heard faintly in the background as well as a cough and a “Bless you dear” for when I gave them some money.

Here’s an example of the original version if you like the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JalPneHDcaU

1. 2/19/11- 2:00p.m. – EastBound 7th Subway Train to 46th and Bliss Street

2.The Farthest Sounds- Buildings going past, people yelling about breakdancers on the next car,  The announcement guy talking, the doors beeping as they close

3. Mid-range-People talking in English and Chinese in my car,The wheels clacking, the car creaking as we turn

4. Closest- Someone’s headphones being played to loud, my ears popping, the air whirring past me

5. Sound Level- Medium

6. Lathargic

7. Essentials- The announcement guy, The wheels clacking, Someone’s headphone’s being played too loud