Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: My room, Hempstead

Sounds heard: typing on a laptop, clicking of mouse, swiping of mouse pad, rustling of blanket, breathing.

1- March 8th, 1:25, Room 100 in Heger Hall

2- Farthest- Cars driving by on the road, a motorcycle going by, people talking loudly outside the window

3- Medium- The professor talking, students responding to her, clicking of the keys on a computer, papers shuffling, the clicking of a pen

4- Closest- My breathing, my writing, my toe tapping on the floor, someone whispering to someone else behind me

5- Sound level- low    Sound activity-mostly people talking

6- Attentive

7- talking, papers shuffling, cars going by

1. April 13th, 2017 – Shopping in Urban Outfitters
2. Farthest- Typing on computer in check out line, People talking and moving outside of store in mall
3. Middle- Customer talking to worker, Alt-J playing over store speaker
4. Closest-Hangers hitting each other as the person next to me looks through clothes on a rack
5. Level-Medium
6. Description- Relaxed
7. Important Sounds-Hangers clicking, talking, typing

1- 9:13 PM, Axinn Library (Lobby), 1/28/14

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

• People outside Hammer Lab, talking loudly, their voices mumbled and distorted by the glass doors of the library
• The rumblings of the people on the floor below me, trailing up through the open staircase
• The voices of the people at the front desk, helping those who need assistance

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

• The clicking of nearby keyboards from the PC’s in the middle of the first floor
• The clicking of high heels against the tile floor as a woman exits the library
• Keys jingling as a Public Safety Officer approaches the front desk
• The turning of the pages of a book the man a few tables over is reading

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

• The clicking of the keys on my friend’s Mac, as she types furiously away
• The vent above the outside door, continuously blowing
• The roll of a book cart across the floor of the Axinn
• The noise of sipping, as my friend enjoys her coffee

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

• As would be expected in a library, there is not too much loud noise, however the sounds of people busy at work create a lot of sound activity.

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

• Focused

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

• The sound of the vent above the door
• The voices of those talking (well, practically yelling) outside the Axinn
• The turn of the pages

Laundry Room
I was standing in the laundry room, where both washers and dryers were going. There is a faint humming in the background and the most prominent noise is the clicking of most likely something metal inside the dryer. Though the sound is not as clear in this recording as it was in person, I hoped to capture the rhythmic feel that I got standing inside the laundry room.

1- 4:47am – My dorm room
2- Birds Chirping
3- Hum of fridge
4- Computer Fan, keys clicking on keyboard
5- The general sound level is low and amount of sound activity is low
6- Serene
7- Birds chirping, computer exhaust fan, fridge noises

Due: 2/17

1-    2/23/11- about 9:15pm- hammer lab

2-    People talking in the room next door, cars driving by outside and outer doors opening and closing.

3-    People having a conversation, typing noises, noise from the printers printing, an annoying beep the swipe machine makes when someone opens the door to come in, the door opening and closing and the sound of rolling chairs moving.

4-    Lots of mouse clicking, the low hums of all the computers, people whispering next to me, a few sniffle sounds and a couple of coughs.

5-    The general sound level is low and the amount of sound activity is minimal

6-    Studious

7-    Typing or mouse clicking noises, low talking or whispering, the hum of a computer fan.