Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location : JFK airport

Sounds Heard : Backround rumble, chatter from airport passengers, children crying, suitcases clicking on floor

Emily Lowe Hall room 216

breathing, keyboard, clicking a trackpad

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

Sound closest to me: Tori Amos’ To the Fair Motormaids of Japan in my airpods, keyboard clacking

Sound in medium distance: cat toy jingling, cat meowing at her toy

Furthest sound: cars outside

Overall, it is pretty peaceful here and very calm. It is just me, Tori Amos, and the cat. And her stupid toy.

Three essential sounds: Song, cat, toy

One word: soothing

Friday Morning – 8:00 AM – My Bedroom

Sounds Furthest from me – The wind blowing, cars outside driving by

Sounds medium from me – birds chirping outside loudly, talking outside from next door neighbors in the backyard

Sounds closest to me- my roommate opening their door next to mine and it slamming shut

Overall it is really peaceful and quiet and there is not much sound besides the temporary shutting of the doors and talking. The birds chirping feel like a light soundscape.

“Comforting”

The 3 essential sounds are the birds chirping because they make the environment fuller, the talking of my neighbors, and the doors shutting.

3/9/24 – 6:36 – My Bedroom

Farthest Sound : Cars driving on the freeway, Sound of Planes passing by

Medium Sound : Whirling of the wind, voices from the street

Closest : Raindrops hitting my closest window, housemates walking outside

Not much sound activity, minimal and generally quiest which makes it easier to pick up on the individual sounds

Description : Calming

Essential Sounds : Raindrops, Wind, Cars

3/9/2024, 2:02 PM ET, Broadfield

The sound furthest away from me is very quiet rumbling and banging of the dryer downstairs.

A sound a bit closer to me is high-pitched humming sound of the fridge on the right behind the wall.

The sound closest to me is Sophie watching TikToks on the couch to the left of me.

The sound level is very quiet, to the point where you could probably hear a pin drop.

The word I would use to describe the sound environment is hushed.

Three sounds essential to the sound environment are the sound of a phone buzzing, Sophie’s soft tapping on her phone, and the humming.

3/8/24 – 3:13PM – My room

1. Sounds farthest from me: Birds chirping outside
2. Sounds at medium range: My footsteps, my housemate singing in the other room
3. Sounds closest to me: My breathing, putting things down as I clean my room, the sound of my hangers being moved in my closet
4. Sound level: pretty quiet, as usual. The sound activity is more active – things are happening and sound is being created, it just isn’t loud.
5. Description word: serene
6. Essential sounds: The birds, my housemate’s singing, and my footsteps.

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.