Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

4/26/2016, 5:32pm, SC in front of Starbucks

Sounds heard: laughter, chatting, random conversation,

Sound Observation – Student Center 7AM

Georgia Andre

– Date/Time/Location

– 4..26-12 / 7am /Student Center

2- Describe sound far away

Automatic door oopening and closing, garbage cans being pushed, food carts being pushed

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

– The TV news, the gate opening and closing to the food area

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

– My laptop playing music, my fingers typing

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

-Its a large room so the sound gets echoed and spread out a little everywhere, the sound level increases tas the time gets later and more chatter is heard

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

– Busy

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.

– TV, Carts being pushed, People talking

Location: Breslin Hall, Royston’s Modern Drama class 3/29/12   2:19pm

Sounds heard: Everyone is talking very loudly about our midterm that we are about to have, discussing what will be on it or what info we need to know.  This goes on at this sound level for a while, then you hear people start to quiet down as Royston walks in, and someone asks about our research paper. He answers that we will talk about it on Tuesday.