Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. 2/18/16, 3:53pm, Netherlands Core Cafe
2. Farthest: low music playing in the area where you actually pick up your food, the sound of the turnstile as people go in
3. Medium: footsteps and random chatter as people pass by
4. Closest: the conversation of the students in the cafe, the loud obnoxious noise from the giant TV in the center
5. Sound Level: Relatively high
6. One word: Active
7. 3 sounds: TV noise, music, turnstile

Location: Enterprise Lounge

Sounds: Music playing, Phone being moved, People talking (permission was obtained for all voices heard)

Location: Bill of Rights Kitchen

Sounds: Music, friends talking, microwave, whistling, chair being pulled, bottle of soda opened, typing

1. 2/4/16, 3:00 pm, Cindy’s Modern Drama 2 class
2. Farthest: sound of crackling paper around the room, sound of squeaking chairs, sound of classical music from next door class, sound of muffled whispers
3. Medium: Cindy lecturing in the front of class, Cindy’s footsteps while pacing
4. Closest: Sound of pen taking notes, my breath
5. Sound Level: Medium, everyone is respectfully watching Cindy and the other noises are vague and soft.
6. One word: Studious
7. 3 words: notes, lecture, music

1. 1/29/2016 – 6:14pm – Hague House Lounge
2. Farthest: footsteps going up and down the staircases and in the hallways
3. Medium: other students in the common room typing on their computers and watching videos on their computers
4. Closest: music from my computer while I do my work, scratching on my notebook from my pen
5. Sound level: medium, not too loud but there are many things going on
6. One Word: active
7. 3 words: footsteps, typing, video playing

Location: Penn Station, NYC

Sounds Heard: You can hear the sounds of the Frank Sinatra wannabe in the background as he sings along to karaoke tracks of the oldies in the station. You can hear the sounds of the other people waiting around the station as they chatter amongst themselves and possibly enjoy the music of the gentleman. You can also hear the sounds of my friend as he starts to talk to me, realizes I’m recording, and stops talking.

1 – Date. Time. Place.
>2.27.2014
>7:23p.m. EST
>AT&T Corporate Store, Hempstead

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
>Car doors slamming in the distance.
>Some guy blasting hard bass rap music in his car.
>The ringing of a bike bell (who even uses those anymore.)

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
>The faint lobby-like music of the store.
>People murmuring and chatting about phones, and one lady about her dog’s cyst.
>The tick tacking of a keyboard as an employee rings up a customer
>People testing out phones and devices, consistent beeps, boops, and blips.
>This one guy who chews his cereal really loudly.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
>My father playing with his new phone. More beeps, boops, and a few bleeps.
>My hiccups that keep cutting off my hearing.
>The shuffle of the receipts in the hands of the representative.
>The chewing man has now walked by me.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
>The sound was decently loud, definitely not uncomfortable but it had a full volume.
>The activity can be considered passively busy. There wasn’t anything too bustling about it all but the sounds all combined together made it hard to focus down on one.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The Lobby-like music
-The bleeps and bloops
-The chewing man

Basement, my house
Dad filing aluminum while “I Gotcha,” by Joe Tex, is playing in the background.

Location: Starbucks on Hempstead Turnpike

Sounds Heard: You can hear the sound of music coming through the speakers above my head, the sounds of conversation among the patrons and you can hear the sound of the barista calling out drink orders.

1- February 18, 2014, 6:15pm, Starbucks on Hempstead Turnpike

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

Furthest away from me, I hear the music coming from the speakers above me.

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

At medium range from me,  I can hear the conversations among the patrons as they’re enjoying their coffee at the tables.

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 the coffee being made and the barista shouting out orders as he finishes them.

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

The general sound level of the Starbucks is loud but consistent. You can tell the patrons are enjoying their time in the coffee shop. The sound activity is calm and comforting. It’s easygoing.

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

Comforting

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 calming music coming through the speakers, the quiet murmur of conversation among the patrons and the sound of the barista calling out drink orders from behind the counter.