Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Date: 2/26/20 – Time: 9:30pm – Location: Intramural Fields

2. Farthest away from me, I can hear the wind constantly blowing through the trees.  I can hear the engines of cars that are passing by from time to time as well.  Moreover, I can faintly hear people talking as they are walking past the fields.

3. In a medium range of sound, I can hear some of my teammates talking and laughing with each other.  Also, I can hear the frisbee either being caught or forcefully hitting the ground due to the wind, and the music as it is being played from a Bluetooth speaker.

4. The sounds closest to me include my footsteps when I am running up and down the field.  I can hear my teammates as they are calling out plays to me.  Furthermore, there are internal sounds present as I am constantly telling myself to keep my energy level up and to play at my best ability.

5. The general sound level is quite noisy due to the music from the speaker being a bit loud.  There is a good amount of sound activity going on as my teammates and I are constantly talking, yelling, and running around on the field.

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

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the music coming from the speaker, a slapping noise as the frisbee is being caught, and my teammates talking to one another with words of encouragement.

1. Location – 4/25/19, 3:30pm, Quad Outside Bits
2. Farthest sounds: people chatting on the grass, people playing frisbee, laughter
3. Medium sounds: footsteps of people walking by, people yelling to each other, door to Bits opening/closing, breeze blowing
4. Closets sounds: tress and plants rustling next to my bench, music playing
5. Sound level is medium
6. One word description: spring
7. Three essential sounds: frisbee, breeze, tress rustling

)Location: The quad outside Lowe 4/20/2018 4:20 PM

2)Farthest sounds: Mackenzie yelling my name across by Bits

3)Medium sounds: guys laughing while throwing a frisbee

4)Closets sounds: conversation, footsteps, squirrels

5)Sound level: low

6)Sound intensity: low

7)Three essential sounds: frisbee flying, catching, playing, wind, chatter

8) one word: springtime!

1. April 13, 3:46, Outside Bits&Bytes
2. Far Sounds: Students playing frisbee and yelling at each other
3. Medium Sounds: Birds chirping in the trees
4. Close Sounds: Children laughing as they chase each other around on the grass
5. Sound Level: Loud
6. Environment: Calm and relaxing
7. Essential Sounds: Students yelling, Birds chirping, Children laughing

March 13th, Fields in Atlantic City

Farthest: car driving by, screaming

Medium: car door slamming, horn blowing, cooler opening

Closest: talking, yelling, sound of people running

Sound Level: High

One word: Energetic

Three essential sounds: horn blowing, running, yelling

1 – 4/3/14 – 4:00pm – Outside Emily Lowe

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-The opening and closing of Emily Lowe’s doors.
-The footsteps of students walking down the stairs and onto the sidewalk.
-Other students talking while they play catch with a football.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-My friends’ cheers as they successfully throw and pass the Frisbee around.
-The clacking sound the Frisbee makes when as it hits a few tree branches.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-My feet thumping on the grass as I run.
-The rustling of the bushes as the Frisbee flies into them.
-The whoosh of air as I throw the Frisbee.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-The sound level was pretty loud outside Emily Lowe. There was never a minute where someone wasn’t goofing around and enjoying each other’s company.  All of the sounds were occurring within moments of each other.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-My friends cheering.
-The initial whooshing of the air.
-The thumping of my feet.