Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1- Thursday, May 1, 2014, 8:42pm, Enterprise RA Office

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

Furthest away from me, you can hear the sounds of the music director as she talks about what we have planned for the Makin’ Treble concert this Sunday. Then, the group starts singing and you can hear the voices as they combine together to create the accompaniment.

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

At medium range from me, you can hear the voice of the soloist as she’s singing the song.

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

Closest to me, you can hear the sound of my own voice as I join in on the song and continue on through the arrangement.

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

The sound level of the activity is quick. The song we’re singing is a ballad and it’s a great arrangement, so everyone is excited to sing it and join in.

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

Rich

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 three sounds which are essential to the sound environment are the sound of the music director speaking before we begin, the group as they sing the arrangement, and the soloist as she begins the song and we continue on.

Location: Madison Square Garden Arena — Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 9:36 pm

Sounds Heard: My boyfriend and I went to see Muse at Madison Square Garden, and I was so surprised by the quality of the sound.  The acoustics in this huge arena are amazing, and the show’s audio was set up perfectly to feel so powerful and throbbing and impactful, but to not hurt your ears at all, even as close to the stage as we were.  I recorded a snippet from one of my favorite songs, “Hysteria” — I was also very impressed by how good the band sounds live, especially with Matt Bellamy’s fluid vocals.  Occasional elated screaming can also be heard throughout the song.

Identify the location:

2/8/2013, Jukebox the Ghost Concert at Webster Hall

Identify the sounds:

Guitar soloing, drums, pianist, pianist singing, cheering, clapping, and screaming of the crowd, crowd singing along