Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1- February 6, 2014, 6:00PM, Enterprise 6th Floor

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the Green Day Music my residents are playing in their room down the hall. I can hear them walking around talking really loudly about their plans for the evening and how their days went so far. Their voices become louder and softer as they pass by my door.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the two boys talking right outside my door about their rugby team and how excited they are for the season. They’re telling each other how they think their team is better this semester and that it should be really exciting.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

Closest to me, I hear the sounds of Law and Order: SVU on my tv as I’m laying in my bed trying to breathe. I hear the sound of my sniffles and coughs and I blame the residents for getting me sick.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

It’s always really rowdy on my floor, but in the most inclusive way possible. My residents have an “open door” policy among them, since they’re all friends, which means something is always going on. It keeps things interesting.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Exciting
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

The sound of the music coming from down the hall, the conversations being had right outside my door, and the sound of Law and Order: SVU on the tv are all essential to the sound environment.