Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. 3/7/14, 2:01am, HUvZ Club Office

2. Identify the Sounds farthest from you:
>I can faintly hear cars in the distance.
>The occasional open and close of the sliding door in the atrium.
>The workers at Sbarro closing up shop.

3. Identify the Sounds at Medium range from you:
>The buzz of the lights.
>The light footsteps of whoever is outside the room.
>The occasional bump on the walls, probably from pipes or old building creak noises.

4. Identify the sounds Closest to you:
>My breath.
>The song that is stuck in my head that is driving me crazy enough to actually hear it.
>The sound of my mouth as I shift my tongue around and swallow some saliva.

5. Describe the general sound level and amount of activity:
>It’s almost at a dead silent. There is nothing going on.

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

7. Three sounds essential to the sound environment:
>My breath
>The buzzing
>The occasional bump on the walls