Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment

April 2nd, 12:24pm, Hofstra’s Student Center. 

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

Furthest: Footsteps, talking between people, kitchen materials clanging from inside the food hub, beeps from the register, plastic utensils flying out of the dispensary. 

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

Medium: Closer conversations droning in and out, Starbucks orders being called out, people swiping cards, footsteps walking next to my table. 

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

Closest: Friends at my table talking, plastic utensils hitting plastic dishes, chewing, laughing, chairs scraping against the tile floor. 

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

Sound level is generally very loud with a few moments where the volume lulls. There is large amount of sound activity as people are bustling in and out of the building, making food orders and being social amongst themselves. 

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

One Word Description: Bustling. 

7- Essential Sounds: 

1. Multiple conversations happening at the same time
2. Chairs scraping on tile floor 
3. Footsteps