Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Date: 2/12/20 – Time: 11:30pm – Location: Dutch Treats

2. The sounds that I can hear furthest away from me are the doors consistently being open and closed, students chatting with one another as they are walking in, and the sound made from the scanner being put to work at the register.

3. The sounds that I can hear in a medium range are the beeping noises coming from the microwave and the sounds being made on the television. Also, I can hear the students near me laughing, and the chef calling out finished orders.  I am able to hear the footsteps of the students around me as well.

4. The sounds closest to me include myself and my teammate talking and grunting at the fact that the chef keeps skipping our order sheets. Internal sounds involve me asking myself if waiting a long time for the food is worth it.  Both the sound of footsteps and the door opening are now made as my teammate and I walk out of the store.

5. The general sound level is quite noisy, due to a good amount of students being present in Dutch Treats.  There is a lot of sound activity taking place, since most of the students are either talking or laughing with other students.

6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “rowdy”.

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the students chatting with each other, the microwave making a constant beeping sound, and the doors being opened and closed consistently.

1.  February 9, 2017 – Outside of Dutch Treats – 7:30 PM

2. Cars driving down a slick and icy road, sparse horns in the distance

3. My friends talking about what snacks they want to get before heading home, doors opening and closing

4. The wind howling, my sniffling, a few coughs

5. The sound level is low.

6. Casual

7. My friends talking, the horns in the distance, the wind howling

1. Location: Behind Dutch Treats, 3/4/16 at 9:10 am
2. Sounds farthest from me: Plane overhead, cars on the turnpike, church bells
3.  Sounds Medium distance from me: Buses on Oak Street, Somebody’s footsteps scuffing the snow behind me, phone ringing from inside Dutch Treats
4.  Sounds Closest to me: My boots scuffing through the snow, wind whipping past my ears, my phone dinging
5. Sound amount: low
6. Sound Description: Passive
7. Plane overhead, Buses on Oak street, boots scuffing

-4/25/2013, 11:06PM, walking from Republic Hall into Dutch Treats

-My footsteps, the sound of me kicking a rock on my way, some people talking outside of Dutch Treats, the sound of the music as I enter Dutch Treats, a faint bit of ambient chatter as I walk through Dutch Treats, and the rustle of a bag of Skittles as I pick it up (It’s interesting to hear the difference between a lack of sound and the sound heard in a more active environment)

1. March 7, 10:13 pm, Dutch Treats

2. Cars outside, wind

3. Voices, cash registers

4. Refrigerators, door and bell

5. Low. Mostly quiet.

6. Still

7. Cars, cash registers, door/bell

Walking back from DutchTreats at night when it’s raining.

Rainfall, steps, plastic bag rustling, and wind.

Due: 3/23