Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Sound Environment Observation 4 – The Hofstra Gym – Running on a Treadmill

1- Date/Time/Location

– February 23, 2012 / 5:00pm / Running on a Treadmill / Hofstra Gym

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

– Other gym machines, people using other machines, the distant sound of people talking, the sound of people’s feet on the track around the work-out-machine area.

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

– The people running on the treadmills on either side of mine… along with the sound of the surrounding Elliptical machines swishing back and forth.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

– Some music  (Belanova) playing on my Ipod… the sound of my heavy breathing along with my feet on the treadmill. Also, the HUGE guy next to me on the treadmill is running hard and thumping his feet very loudly.

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

– It is a very busy sound environment. There is noise coming from all around – between the machines and other people’s ipods and heavy cardio breathing.

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

– Enthusiastic

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.

– The sound of the machines, heavy breathing, I-pod noises, Elliptical swishing