Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Bits & Bytes
Sounds Heard: People talking at other tables, beeping of items being scanned at the register, me putting my metal water bottle down, people walking/shuffling around the space, laughing

3/7/24 – 8:15PM – Pride Den

1. Sounds farthest from me: people on the other side of the room talking, utensils clacking together, chairs moving  
2. Sounds at a medium range from me: The backing tracks of the song being performed, the percussion instruments, people snapping during the performance, piano  
3. Sounds closest to me: the performer singing, my friends whispering next to me, the bass line, the applause 
4. Sound level and sound activity: the sound level is relatively high due to the speakers projecting the instruments but also the performer’s voice. The sound activity is high because there are a lot of people in the room making noise i.e. the singing, playing instruments, talking, clapping. There is a lot happening at once. 
5. One word description: Musical 
6. 3 essential sounds: the bassline, the performer’s voice, percussion

Location: Davison #101

The sounds heard in this clip consists of background chatter that gradually gets louder, backpacks/chairs/papers moving around, occasional laughter, typing on a computer, and the closing of a computer as the clip ends.

Location: Studio B, The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication

Sounds heard: laughing, overlapping voices, clapping, people rehearsing lines, people talking about Beyoncé

**I received consent from everyone in this recording to post it here

Location: a house concert.

The sounds heard in this clip consists of singing, quiet drumming, guitar strumming, people talking, laughter, and applause/cheering.

2/23/24 – 11:33 pm – my friends dorm
Farthest Sound – the farthest sound from me is the cars racing down Oak Street, honking at other cars that are going “too slow”
Medium Sound – the sound that is in medium distance from my friend’s air purifier, a white noise background noise if you will
Closest Sound – the closest sound from me is my besties ranting about the newest tea in around campus and a song playing on my friend’s tiktok
The sound level – the sound level continues to vary like the shape of a wave due to the people around me getting really into what they are explaining
One word – drama
Essential sounds – talking, white noise, honking, cars driving quite fast

Location: the middle of the student center (during common hour).

The sounds heard in this clip consists of people walking/talking about, my friend (who was sitting across from me) singing, my friend clicking her pen, my drink being swirled around, my papers/trash being crushed and moved around, and quiet thuds or booms of things being placed/dropped in the very background.

1. 02/07/2024 – 8:30pm – Emily Lowe Hall.
2. Sounds farthest away from me: people walking around upstairs, laughing, the occasional toilet flush and sink.
3. Sounds at medium range: slow contemporary music playing, dancing and feet moving, quiet applause.
4. Sounds closest to me: people talking, papers rustling, pens clicking and writing.
5. The general sound level is average but close to loud and the amount of sound activity is constant.
6. Description word: chaotic.
7. Essential sounds: constant talking, dancing, and faint music.

1. 04/26/2023 – 10:11 AM – Emily Lowe Room 201 – sound class
2. Far away: people walking in the hall
3. Medium: the radiator making squeaky noises, people typing, someone’s foot tapping, someone’s pen clicking
4. Closest: Rych speaking, my laptop fan
5. The sound level is medium.
6. Descriptor: Attentive
7. Essential sounds: Rych speaking, laptop fan, people typing

Location: The Stu Atrium

Sounds Heard: a fan blowing in the background, reverberating voices, incomprehensible conversations, snippets of sentences from passersby, doors shutting, heavy cart rolling by, kitchen utensils clanging, papers shuffling and crumpling, laughter.