Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1- February 25th, 2014, 6:20pm, Hempstead Turnpike

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of cars passing by and some honking going on because we’re in New York and that’s what everyone does.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the sounds of my feet crunching the snow as I’m walking down the sidewalk.

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

Closest to me, I can hear the sound of the wind rushing through my ears and around my body as I struggle to make my way through the cold back to campus.

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

The sound level is very overwhelming. The wind doesn’t feel good against my skin and the sound hurts my ears. The cars rush past at scary speeds and their sounds are not always heard until they’re on top of you.

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

Overwhelming

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.

Three sounds which are essential to the sound environment are the sounds of the cars passing by, the crunching of the snow under my feet, and the wind rushing around and deafening out everything around me.

1- 01/28/2013 1:05 pm Hempstead Train Station, outside waiting for a train.

2-Sounds farthest away: Hail falling to the pavement (reminds me of what skittles would probably sound like if falling from the sky), solitary bird chirping, it’s a high tweet but I cannot identify what kind of bird, kids laughing.
3- Sounds at a medium range: Shoes sliding around and crushing hail as people walk, various adults talking, laughing, and coughing at a low volume.
4- Sounds closest: Ice cold wind hitting my hood, softly whistling in my ear.
5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: Though it seems like there are many sounds going on from my description above, the sounds blend, especially the whistling of the wind and the hail falling, in a way that is almost symphonic. Sound level is low and sound activity seems low as well, despite the many elements that make up the sound environment.
6- One word description: Icy.
7- 3 sounds essential to the sound environment: 1) Hail falling to the pavement, 2) Shoes sliding around and crushing hail as people walk, 3) Ice cold wind hitting my hood, softly whistling in my ear.

1. February 10th, 11:00 PM in my bedroom

– Sit, close eyes and allow the sounds around you to envelope you, listen for all of the sound in your environment.

2. Cars driving by outside my window
3. Gunshots, first from a semi-automatic weapon, then a shotgun.
4. Neil Patrick Harris
5. Rather peaceful, the sound level is low except for the occasional gunshots
6. Uneasy
7. Cars passing by, gunshots, TV sounds