Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. April 10, 2024. 3:11 pm. Basement of Berliner Hall in Astronomy class
2. Professor speaking to his class in a room down the hall
3. The sounds of my classmates typing, the fan in the back of the room
4. My professor lecturing right in front of me (I’m in the front row), my own sniffles because I have a cold. My classmates speaking.
5. General sound level: low to medium. There is a low amount of activity because there is never more than one person speaking at once.
6. One word: academic
7. Essential sounds: Dr. Lacy’s voice, classmates speaking, typing noises.

1. Spiegel Theater, Friday February 23. 11:56 am
2. Furthest away from me- distant fan in the Spiegel, Caitlyn and Katie’s scripts crinkling/ pages turning, Caitlyn and Katie sharing their lines, Omar speaking
3. Medium Range- pens from my classmates clicking, occasional coughing, Jess’s keyboard tapping
4. Closest to me- my own breath, my chair creaking
5. Sound level- l0w. There aren’t lots of overlapping sounds
6. One word description- Academic
7. Essential sounds- Spiegel fan, Omar’s voice, pages turning

1. 04/26/2023 – 10:11 AM – Emily Lowe Room 201 – sound class
2. Far away: people walking in the hall
3. Medium: the radiator making squeaky noises, people typing, someone’s foot tapping, someone’s pen clicking
4. Closest: Rych speaking, my laptop fan
5. The sound level is medium.
6. Descriptor: Attentive
7. Essential sounds: Rych speaking, laptop fan, people typing

April 30, 2018 1:30 pm Hagedorn Hall room 100

• The air conditioner on in the back, people outside our door talking, the printer in the lobby going
• Classmate talking, My friend coughing, Professor sighing
• my laptop keys clicking, my stomach rumbling, classmate clicking their pen repeatedly
• medium noise
• focused
• air conditioner, pen clicks, chatter

Leaving the classroom in Heger Hall
Sounds- people talking and packing up their bags, backpacks being placed on the seats,

Hofstra Swim Center – Swim Class

The sounds of wet feet walking across the floor

Various people breaking the surface of the water

Swimmers breathing in as their heads break the water

The swim instructor talking to other swimmers

The humming of the water pumping system in the pool

Location: Brower hall room 201

Sound: me playing with a ping pong ball while waiting for class to start

Date/Location: 3-16-17, 3:45pm, Spiegel Theatre

Far sounds: someone walking towards the Spiegel, Spiegel door open/close, someone walking in back of Spiegel

Medium sounds: heating vent, clicking of Tia’s laptop, Jack R. moving in his seat, squeaking chairs, Drew humming

Close sounds: Tia arguing about the annexation of Hawaii, Jack and Drew replying to Tia, Jack reading something out loud from Twitter

Level: medium

Descriptive word: debates

3 important noises: Tia, Jack, and Drew talking, heating vent, squeaking chairs

1. 2-2-17, 2:35pm, Lowe 106, Movement for the Actor
2. Farthest Sounds: The hum of the heater
3. Medium Sounds: Footsteps, Robert giving instructions
4. Closest Sounds: My breathing
5. Sound Level: Soft
6. Sound Description:  Meditative
7. Essential Sounds: Robert, Breathing

Date: 2/12/16, about 9:30AM, class

Farthest sounds: People typing, footsteps in the hall, lights humming

Medium sounds: The professor lecturing in the room next door, people moving in their seats

Closest sounds: Professor lecturing, my keyboard clicking, vent

Sound level: Low

Sound description: Educational

Important sounds: Lecturing, keyboards