Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Constitution RA Office

The sound of the building’s front door opening and closing

The turnstile swinging

Footsteps of the people walking outside the office window

Buzzing of the overhead lights

Buzzing of the office fridge

Staircase door opening and closing in the distance

The elevator bing upon arrival on the main floor

Game Room Noise

Several people clicking their mouses

Mario kart on the wii menu music

Laugh track for That 70’s Show

Mechanized door opening

Hum from the drink vending machine

Distance sound of pool cue striking pool balls

Pool balls hitting each other

Sounds from Hammer Lab

People furiously typing on their laptops

Groups of people quietly talking to one another

The buzzing of the overhead lights

The faint sound of one of the printers being used

Sound of a card swipe and a door opening

Someone using the paper towel dispenser in the bathroom

Hofstra Swim Center – Swim Class

The sounds of wet feet walking across the floor

Various people breaking the surface of the water

Swimmers breathing in as their heads break the water

The swim instructor talking to other swimmers

The humming of the water pumping system in the pool

The Sounds of Constitution Hall, 6th Floor (Specifically from my room)

The slam of a distant door.

The wind passing through my open window.

The unnecessarily loud humming of my refrigerator.

The sound of my neighbor talking.

The sound of an idiot playing with the bell in the elevator.

The sound of a car revving it’s engine and driving away.

Location: Fitness Center

1. My own labored breathing
2. The mechanical rhythm of the treadmill
3. My best friend on the phone
4. Music in my headphones
5. Music playing on the speakers
6. Sneakers squeaking on the basketball court
7. People talking
8. The metal chain on the rowing machine being pulled

Hofstra Gala 2017 during Cocktail hour. Walked around. You can hear people talking, eating, clinking glasses, having fun.

1. 2/16/17, 11:18PM, Vander Poel Hall Kitchen
2. Farthest-Sounds of laughter from a different room. winds outside, The thud of doors closing different sections of the building, dimmed screech of a police siren or ambulance.
3. Medium-Refrigerators running in vending machines, air conditioner, a buzz from the fluorescent lighting
4. Closest-Butter sizzling on a heated pan, random clinks from the stove, me biting and chewing toast and scrambled eggs, me typing on the keyboard.
5. Level and Activity-Low sound level as in it’s very quiet and any sound emitted can be heard throughout the room, but there’s a moderate amount of sound coming preventing total silence.
6. Solitary
7. Buzz of vending machines, sizzling butter, Police/ambulance siren.

Location: Bathroom in Vander Poel Hall

I put my phone in a Ziploc bag and let water run over it. Fair warning it doesn’t sound as pretty as I thought it would.