Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

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 – 3/6/14 – 5:30pm – Middle Country Public Library, Centereach

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-A library patron’s footsteps as he walks up the stairs loudly.
-The wheels of a cart full of books and DVD’s being pushed toward the elevator.
-The furious clicking of keys on the computer keyboards.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-A kid crying to his mother that he wants to leave.
-The fish tank’s motor up and running smoothly.
-The beeping of the alarm as someone walks past the sensors without checking their item out.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-A Librarian asking, “How may I help you?”
-The conveyor belts moving as I return the videogames I borrowed.
-Librarians helping a patron to find a book she wants.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-There was a lot of activity occurring where I was in the library, as there was a program going on. The library was very busy today, and seemed like it was louder than normal as well.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The conveyor belts operating.
-The sounds of the cart being pushed.
-The motor in the fish tank running.

Fish tank in my living room.

Hum of the air pump for my brother fish tank.

Due: 4/20