Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. 4/22/2014, 7:17 AM, Basement of Bits and Bites: My Anthropology Class

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  I sit next to the right wall of the classroom, so I can hear the muffled sounds of the class that is going on in the room adjacent to this one.  I can also hear someone stomping around upstairs, and perhaps down the steps that are above/next to this classroom.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: Most of what I’m hearing is at medium range.  My professor is changing accents as she notes the fact that no one ever shows up for this class.  She is already late, so she is deciding to start… I can hear my few fellow classmates shuffling through their belongings and the projector humming.  There is a constant weird sound in this room: it’s like there is a marble bouncing around a pipe or something that is always vibrating because of the machinery in the building.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Closest to me, I can hear my laughing Buddha bracelet scratching against my MacBook.  I can hear the girl behind me “mmhmming”  when she agrees with something that is said.  I can hear the boy next to me typing on his computer (which has a sloth wallpaper).  When my professor walks near me, I can hear her boots scuff the floor.

5. General sound level and activity:  The general sound level and activity of this space is sleep-inducing.  The amount of constant sound gives the room a general hum, and the energy of this class is almost always dispirited.

6. One word to describe the sound environment: Dull

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

-The low marble rumble

-My professor speaking and walking around

-My fellow classmates