Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Shore of Long Beach, New York

Sounds heard: Small ocean waves, big ocean waves, sand grinding against the speaker, sweater rubbing against speaker. 

1)Location Long beach boardwalk 1100 April 19^th 20018

2)Farthest sounds: people jogging, the sounds of the waves crashing, wind

3)Medium sounds: cars driving, plain above, faint music

4)Closets sounds: my teeth chattering,

5)Sound level: medium

6)Sound intensity: medium

7)Three essential sounds: my teeth chattering, the ocean, wind

8)One word: description, beautiful

Long beach, the waves hitting the shore

Journal Entry:

Walking back from rehearsal, 2/26, 10 p.m.

1. Farthest: Cars whooshing by in the distance. Someone clearly having a party in Constitution Hall, with music and screaming muffled through the walls.

2. Medium: Three (drunk?) girls complaining about being hungry, probably on their way to Hofstra USA. The footsteps of someone a ways behind me. Door to Estabrook Hall opening.

3. Closest: My own footsteps on the asphalt, mixed with the quiet but slippy sound when I reach an icy patch, and crunchy if I step on hardened snow. The cold wind blowing a high pitch.

I feel cold, alone, and miserable. It’s just one of those winter nights where you wonder why you went to school in New England when there are drama programs in California and Florida. (Of course, getting back to my warm room and remembering that life isn’t so hard dispels that thought).

One word: Bitter

Three essential sounds: Distant cars, wind, footsteps on inconsistent terrain

1- February 25th, 2014, 6:20pm, Hempstead Turnpike

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of cars passing by and some honking going on because we’re in New York and that’s what everyone does.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the sounds of my feet crunching the snow as I’m walking down the sidewalk.

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

Closest to me, I can hear the sound of the wind rushing through my ears and around my body as I struggle to make my way through the cold back to campus.

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

The sound level is very overwhelming. The wind doesn’t feel good against my skin and the sound hurts my ears. The cars rush past at scary speeds and their sounds are not always heard until they’re on top of you.

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

Overwhelming

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.

Three sounds which are essential to the sound environment are the sounds of the cars passing by, the crunching of the snow under my feet, and the wind rushing around and deafening out everything around me.