Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

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: Room 707 in Vander Poel, 8:45 am 3/13/18

Farthest: Snow being removed outside, wind blowing

Medium: Elevator dinging, the shower in the men’s bathroom running

Closest: My roommate snoring and my neighbor’s god awful and super loud alarm that woke me up and that did NOT need to be so intense on a snow day of all days
Level: Medium
Description: Annoying
Important sounds: The alarm, snow being removed, elevator dinging

The noises outside my window at 9pm on 2/15/2018

sounds heard : crows, the wind, cars driving through the puddles from the day, me almost dropping my phone from the 6th floor

1- February 6th, 2018-10:48-Calkins 220

2- An airplane flying overhead, the wind outside,footsteps
3- more footsteps, clicking of the key of the computers, clicking of a mouse, a girl talking, the Id card swiper beeping. rolling chairs
4- my breathing, the vibrating of my cellphone, my nails grazing the desk when I hit the space bar, the aircondition turning over something smooth, sounds like water
5- quiet
6- focused
7- The white noise and water sounds of the HVAC. the airplane. the beeping of the ID machine

4/13/17 Walking down the street from Hofstra to my house

Wind blowing, airplane flying by, leaves crinkling

1. 4/6/17, 8pm, 13th Floor of Vander Poel Hall
2. Farthest-Car horn honking, rumbling of thunder, a screeching siren.
3. Medium-Howling wind, a toilet flushing, some people chatting in the next room over, people playing Foosball.
4. Closest-Music from my headphones on the table, raindrops hitting the window in bursts, someone shifting through puzzle pieces behind me.
5. Moderate amount of activity and and medium-low sound level
6. Unsettled
7. Rumbling thunder, howling wind, raindrops on window.

Outside Bits and Bites

Water dripping against the building, water dripping into a puddle, faint wind

The wind created by the cast of Hamlet.