Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

2/9/2024, 7:03 PM ET, My dorm room

The farthest sound from me is the dull sound of cars speeding by on the road close to my dorm. It’s a dull roaring sound that starts just loud enough to be noticeable and fades quickly as they get further away.

A bit closer to me is the loud rumble of my air conditioning system that turned on a few seconds before I started typing. It’s the loudest thing in my room, incessant and powerful.

The closest sound to me is the Sims idling music, a happy little tune playing from my computer while it waits for me to return my attention to it.

The sound level, in general, is a relative quiet, only broken by the air conditioner when she decides my room is not yet cold enough. As I type currently, the sound of my dorm is peaceful and relaxed.

The word I would use to describe it would be calm.

Important sounds: the hum of my computer as she works oh so hard, the dull, heavy rattling of a truck passing by, and the click the air conditioner makes to signal she’s turning on.

1)Date: February 15, 2018

2)Time: 6:45pm in the Netherlands Core.

3)Farthest Sounds: Light guitar playing, chicken being grilled, conversation.

4) Medium distance: moving of chairs, rap music

5) Closest: Television Playing, girls laughing, and person taping there feet.

6) Overall Sound level: peaceful, fun, and relaxing.

Overall sound activity : Low and highly lax.

7) One word description: Unwinding

8) Essential sounds: Guitar playing, Laughter, conversation

Location: School of Communication room 117, February 8, 2018, 8:34PM.

Sounds Farthest: people talking, projector screen turning on, phone ringing.

Midrange : people laughing, computer typing.

Sounds closets: person jotting notes, bottle of water being drank, squeaky shoes.

Sound Level: medium intensity, rather calm and inviting environment.

Description: relaxing

Sounds Essential to Environment: people laughing, talking, and computer typing.

2/6/17 – 10:17pm – my dorm room

far sounds- chair scooting in room above me, cars driving outside, someone talking/yelling a few floors up

medium sounds- someone’s door open, bathroom stall door slam closed, toilet flush

close sounds- hum of refrigerator, hum of roommate’s laptop running, my roommate breathing and moving around

overall level- low

descriptive word- calm

3 important noises- sound of distant people talking, cars driving outside, bathroom noises (toilet flush and stall door)

1- 02/17/2013-9:52 AM- On the Bolt Bus from NYC to Boston.

2- Sounds farthest away: Whizzing of cars passing by outside.

3- Sounds at a medium range: Light rattling of the bus, sounds like a baby’s toy. Very light whisper of women’s voices, one woman’s pronunciation of s’s is very predominant.

4- Sounds closest: Constant low hum of the bus, sounds like a propeller at times beating at a 2/4 rhythm. Soft rustling when my head moves to get comfortable in the seat. It is so calm I can hear myself inhale and exhale.

5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: Sound level is very low and sound activity is calm and tranquil. There are maybe about five people on the bus and it is an easy early morning.

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

7- 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.: Constant low hum of the bus, light whisper of women’s voices, inhalations and exhalations.

– 3/15/12 – 6:30 pm – Leiden House

– Sit, close eyes and allow the sounds around you to envelope you, listen for all of the sound in your environment.

2- a plane is flying in the distance with engines roaring. it gets farther and farther away. the wind is also blowing
3- some boys in the house are being loud and obnoxious as per usual
4- my roommate is snoring and clicking her teeth. my suite mate is in the other room coughing.
5- it is fairly calm and relaxing before what will be a hectic time for some people
6- calm
7- the wind blowing gently, the plane’s engine roaring in the distance, the boys downstairs yelling