Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location- My Dorm room window

Sounds in Clip- A plane flying over head, my hand accidentally scraping against the concrete, and rain

2/6/2020

Farthest Sound- A large truck backing up, cars going by, and rain

Medium Distance- My roommates talking about classes and random chatter

Closest sound- my own typing on my computer,  the squeaking of my bed as I shift to make myself more conformable

General sound Level- mostly quiet with slight noise spiking every now and then.

Sound Description- busy and yet calming

Important sounds- roommates voices, rain, keyboard, cars going by

This is on my walk from Lowe to Hagedorn. I do it on wednesdays and mondays. Yeah i typed that backwards. Today is monday and here is my sounds.

1. Monroe Lecture Hall- 11:30 am- 4/12/18

2. Farthest- cars honking outside, the professor lecturing us, music playing in the hall, talking outside

3. Medium- People whispering nearby, a professor telling people to be quite, a cell phone going off

4. Closest- My friend telling me something, someone coughing behind me, my yawning

5. Sound Level- low, just the professor speaking

6. Bored

7. Speaking, cars outside, my yawning

Location: Outside of Vander Poel 4/7/18 around 6pm

Sounds heard: Birds chirping, my footsteps on grass, cars passing by in the Vander Poel parking lot and on Oak Street

4/4/2018, 6:03 PM, crosswalk in between Monroe and ABP

Farthest: people chattering as they walk away

Medium: the wind blowing in my ears

Closest: music blasting from someone’s car

Sound Level: high

Name of sound: obxinous

Three important sounds: car engine humming, music, footsteps

Location: My dorm room in the Netherlands.
Sounds: Writing with a pen, coughing, cars driving down the street

1- March 8th, 1:25, Room 100 in Heger Hall

2- Farthest- Cars driving by on the road, a motorcycle going by, people talking loudly outside the window

3- Medium- The professor talking, students responding to her, clicking of the keys on a computer, papers shuffling, the clicking of a pen

4- Closest- My breathing, my writing, my toe tapping on the floor, someone whispering to someone else behind me

5- Sound level- low    Sound activity-mostly people talking

6- Attentive

7- talking, papers shuffling, cars going by

Location and Date: Crossing California Avenue, around 11:00am on March 1st

Sounds Heard: Beeping of a construction truck, my own footsteps on the concrete, cars screeching to a stop or simply driving by, the doors of Monroe opening and people starting to talk

1- In Bits & Bytes, Feb 21st, 11:30 am

2- Farthest- people laughing and talking outside, a car driving by, a plane, construction work, police cars

3- Medium- People talking on the other side of Bits, someone dropping their keys, coughing, laughing, people buying food

4- Closest- friends whispering something next to me, my friend sneezing, my breathing, a clock above me

5- Sound level- high, Sound activity- intense

6- Energetic

7- Talking nearby, people buying food, police cars outside. (it was the day the truck ran into the Unispan)