Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Date: 2/13/20 – Time: 7:30pm – Location: My Dorm (Colonial Square East)
2. The farthest sound from me is the faint noise of a blowdryer being used by someone across the hall.
3. From a medium range of sound, I can hear the air vent blowing out air from my lounge.
4. The closest sounds from me are my fingers typing on my laptop and the ticking from my clock.
5. The general sound level is pretty quiet and there is very little sound activity since there isn’t much sound from where I am.
6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is relaxing.
7. 3 sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” is the air vent blowing out air in my lounge, my fingers typing on my laptop, and my clock ticking in my room.

1- In Bits & Bytes, Feb 21st, 11:30 am

2- Farthest- people laughing and talking outside, a car driving by, a plane, construction work, police cars

3- Medium- People talking on the other side of Bits, someone dropping their keys, coughing, laughing, people buying food

4- Closest- friends whispering something next to me, my friend sneezing, my breathing, a clock above me

5- Sound level- high, Sound activity- intense

6- Energetic

7- Talking nearby, people buying food, police cars outside. (it was the day the truck ran into the Unispan)

1- February 8th – 11:00 pm – Room 315 in The Hague House in the Netherland

2- Farthest – Cars driving down the street, people talking in the house common room

3- Medium – My roommates talking in the other room, the toilet flushing in the bathroom

4- Closest- my breathing, the running of my fish tank’s motor, the bubbling or the fish tank’s filter, my clock ticking

5- It is very quiet in this room and there is very little sound activity.

6- Tired

7- Clock ticking, fish filter bubbling, cars driving by

1) 2/5/15, 9:50pm, study session in Michael Caizzi’s room

2) Farthest: Cars driving (inappropriately fast) in the Colonial Square parking lot, someone upstairs dropping things on the floor.

3) Medium: Clock ticking in the suite, quiet chat in the neighboring room

4) Closest: Michael talking and typing on his keyboard, the HVAC blowing cool air, Judy Garland on vinyl.

5) The sound level and activity is pretty low. No sudden fluctuations in the kinds of sounds, or the volumes of them.

6) One-Word Description: Homey.

7) Three Sounds Essential to the Environment: The “buhhhhhhhhhhh” of the HVAC (it is relaxing and makes a steady background noise). The typing on both of our keyboards (sounds like productivity in tandem). Judy Garland singing “The Trolley Song” (warm, familiar).

1. 3/7/12   12:30 am   My suite on campus

2. The sounds farthest away from me are people banging on the floor above me/my ceiling and talking.

3. The sounds at a medium range from me are my suitemates laughing in their bedroom and the t.v. that is on.

4. The sounds closest to me are my HVAC running heat and my clock ticking on the wall. I can also hear my breathing.

5. The general sound level is somewhat low and the activity is moderate, but there is a mix between sporadic and steady sounds.

6. I would describe this sound environment as “distracting”.

7. Three sounds essential to this sound environment are my suitemates  laughing, the people above me making banging sounds, and my clock ticking.  These are the usual sounds I hear from my room when trying to go to bed.