Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Hofstra Unispan

Sounds Heard: My footsteps, my breathing, the echo of people talking, plastic keychain clacking, music from Brooklyn Slice,

Subway Station 110th Street, Central Park

Sounds Heard: Wind, Sound of Subway arriving on tracks, Subway Breaks squealing, pa system announcement, door opening ding

Date: 4/14/23

Location: Bill of Rights, my dorm room with the windows open

Far sounds: cars driving below, engines revving, breaks squeaking

Medium sounds: Wind blowing, birds chirping

Close sounds: refrigerator hum, fingers typing on keyboard

Sound description/level: low sound level, everything sounds further away than it it

One word: serene

Most important sounds: birds chirping, cars passing, fridge hum

Location: LIRR Train to Huntington at 9:40pm

Sound Heard: Train intercom announcement, people talking, A/C, Clang of train on tracks, Train door opening/closing

Bill of Rights Kitchen – 4/1/23 – 10:48pm

Far sounds: People Talking, Rain, Heater hum

Medium Sounds: Stove Fan, door opening/closing

Close sounds: Water running, scrubbing on dishes(with scrub daddy), paper towel dispenser, shoes brushing on tile floor, dishes clinking metal sing

Sounds level: Medium

One Word: Clean

Most Important: Water running, sponge scrubbing, stove fan

Location: Spirit Airplane

Sounds Heard: Plane Engine, A/C, people talking, chairs rustling, tray table closing, clothing rustling

Bill of Rights Laundry Room – 3/10/23 – 9:40am

Far sounds: Cars passing outside

Medium Sounds: metal clacking inside washers/dryers

Close sounds: dryer hum, machine creaking, water filling washer, buzzer when laundry finishes

Sounds level: consistently noisy but not too loud

One Word: busy

Most Important: dryer hum, metal clanking, water filling washer

Location: Bill of Rights Kitchen

Sounds heard: eggs sizzling, spatula scraping pan, microwave beeping, microwave buzz, salt shaker opening, pouring salt, and closing lid

1- 02/23/23 – 4:38pm – Hammer Lab

2- People talking on the Unispan, Heels clicking as they walk across unispan, Sound of door closing/opening, cars passing outside
3- Electrical Buzz, People talking quietly, paper rustling, keyboard clacking, keys, printer printing, quiet laughing
4- Mouse clicking, pen clicking, keyboard clacking
5- Low sound activity
6- Obligated
7- Electrical buzz, keyboard clacking, paper rustling

Location: Bench in front of Davidson Hall

Sounds: Airplane flying overhead, Students going to next class, Bike rack/Lock, Door Opening and Closing