Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Starbucks on the Hempstead Turnpike

Sounds Heard: You can hear the hustle and bustle of the Starbucks patrons as they enjoy their drinks, the sound of the music playing and coffee being made behind the counter.

1. Thursday, February 13, 2014, 614B Colonial Square

2. Identify sounds farthest from you:

 Wind howling through the window of the lounge

Scraping of snow plows against pavement

3. Identify sounds at medium range:

Next door neighbor tapping on the wall

Heater blowing

4. Identify sounds closest to you:

My computer playing “Too Late” by The Dear Hunter

My bed creaking as I move on it

5. Level of sound activity: The room is very quiet. very few sounds are happening

6. One word to describe sound the environment: mellow

7. Three sounds that make the sound environment:

-Music being played

-Wind howling

-Neighbor tapping

Sounds Heard: general chatter, Chris Reilly singing “meow” in a rhythm, the strumming of a guitar, a conversation about favorite music, me saying “I want to hear Isaac,” someone saying “testing” into a microphone, someone playing a guitar and signing, Chris asking if anyone hears a piano

Location: Student Center, back cafeteria Hofstra Concerts Coffee House

1.  2/6/14    Lowe 216  8:10 PM

2. Identify sounds farthest from you.

>Screeching students on their way to begin a Thirsty Thursday night.

>Someone pacing in the hallway

3. Identify sounds at a medium range.

>Abbie’s playlist over the studio’s speaker.

>Abbie humming and singing along.

> Noah erasing and adjusting his paper

>Phil tapping on his desk.

4. Identify sounds closest to you.

>My keyboard clicking as I type.

>My hiccuping.

5. This room is relatively quite. The loudest thing in the room is the music, which is not very loud. I would say that the room is calm and conducive to work. It is relaxing, easy to think, and happy.

6. Friendly.

7. Sounds essential to the environment.

>Music over the speakers

>Abbie’s humming

>Phil tapping

1-  January 29, 2014, 11:20am, Unispan

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of people’s feet shuffling and crunching with snow and salt coating the bottoms of their shoes. I can hear talking at all different volumes: some yelling, some speaking softly, and some just chatting with their friends. I hear people’s breaths get heavier as they climb to the top and then a sigh of relief once they start walking down.

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

Closer to me, I hear the rustle of the jackets on the people next to me and the music coming from some kid’s headphones as he blares his music way too loudly. I hear the excitement in people’s voices as they excitedly talk about their weekend plans or how nervous they are for their course load. I hear the sound of the unfortunate soul who brought too many books to class and is trying to make it through the crowd without being run over.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

I hear the sound of my breathe get heavier as I climb to the top of the unispan and my own sigh of relief when I start the climb down. I hear the rustle of my jacket as my arms swing side to side. I hear the beating of my heart and the thoughts in my head of all the things I need to accomplish today.

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

It is a loud and boisterous sound level as people quickly and excitedly make their way around campus. There is a lot going on and it’s hard to focus on specific details without getting lost in the hustle and bustle. It’s really interesting to try to focus on certain things though because it forces you to try to pinpoint where the sounds are coming from.

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

Rushed

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.

The shuffling of feet with snow and salt on the bottom of their shoes, the sound of music from the kids’ headphones, the beating of my own heart as I climb and descend the unispan

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1- 2/24/13 11:30 AM Emily Lowe quad

2- Music from Earth Day festival in the distance, voices from over by bits

3- Heels against the concrete path, a traditional (native american esq?) drum lesson

4- Pages of a book flipping, me slurping a milkshake, two friends practicing lines

5- A calming environment, not much sound at all, but enough so that I couldn’t fall asleep

6- Serene, Springy, Relaxing.

7- Music, the constant drum beat patterns, the book

1- 04/26/13-12:07AM–My house, Eliza’s room.

2- Sounds farthest away from you: Cars passing by outside, sounds very very faint. If I weren’t specifically concentrating on the sounds far away I would not notice their presence in the soundscape.

3- Sounds at medium range: The song “I’ll Slip Away” by Rodriguez.

4- Sounds closest to you:  Stef, Chris and Eliza talking and laughing loudly.

5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: Sound activity is very loud. We are all telling stores and laughing and listening to music at a pretty high volume.

6- One word description to the “sound environment”: Boisterous.

7-  3 sounds essential to the sound environment: Loud laughter, talking and “I’ll Slip Away”.

1- Thursday April 4, 10pm, on the sidewalk near Popeye’s on Hempstead Tpke

2- Down the road, I can vaguely hear the thumping bass of the club nearby. Someone far away honks their horn.

3- The door into Popeye’s opens, momentarily allowing the chatter of the half-full restaurant to be heard on the street. The noise becomes muffled as the door closes with a small whoosh of air. There is a group of people walking on the sidewalk coming towards us. I can hear their footsteps echoing slightly on the concrete and a pair of girls is murmuring to eachother, but other than that, the group is silent.

4- Cars on the turnpike drive by quickly, sending gusts of air our way. The girls I am with chatter excitedly, someone is playing “I’m sexy and I know it” from their phone and the music is slightly tinny. Someone mentions they want to get some Popeye’s before continuing down the road, and this idea is met with a wave of approval.

5- The general sound level is at a medium high, especially due to the loud cars driving by, though the sound activity is closer to a medium low.

6- Pleasant

7- cars driving by, the chatter of the girls around me, and the song playing on the phone

1. April 4, 11:07 pm, 7th floor of Vander Poel

2. Radiator hum, door opening down the hall

3. Music from friend’s laptop, talking, laughter, shoes tapping on floor

4. Keyboard, waterbottle

5. The sound level is fluctuating. There are short bursts of increased volume, only for it to quiet down soon after.

6. Playful

7. Music, talking, laughter

Study Room of my dorm late at night
The tapping and clacking of me typing hard and fast on the keyboard – I am working to get all my ideas out on paper as fast as possible so I will be able to finish soon, as it is rather late. Coheed and Cambria’s song “Number City” plays in the background.