Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. 4/1/17, 6:58 PM, Waiting for train at Mineola
2. Farthest sound: Music from inside a car pulling into the station, train horn
3. Medium: Beeping from ticket machines, music playing from a speaker
4. Closest: Couple talking next to me, Voice on intercom announcing trains, luggage rolling behind me
5. Medium
6. Hectic
7. Couple talking, train horn, car music, music form speaker, beeping, intercom

1. 3/17/17, 8:05 AM, Waiting to board airplane
2. Farthest sound: Baby crying at other gate far away
3. Medium: “ding” from people’s tickets being swiped, Voice on intercom announcing flights
4. Closest: My friends talking, Man on the phone in front of me, rolling luggage scraping floor
5. Medium/Loud
6. Hectic
7. Talking, phone call, rolling luggage, intercom

1 – 5/1/14 – 8:30pm – Front of House office, NAB

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-The doors of the NAB opening and slamming shut.
-Some sort of cart being rolled into the NAB building.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-Voices heard through the walls.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The stage manager’s voice, heard through the intercom, as he gives out cues over his headset.
-Me rummaging through my backpack.
-A phone charger being plugged into the wall outlet.
-Sounds of typing on a MacBook Pro.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-After the cart was rolled into the NAB, it was pretty quiet in the area. The sounds that occurred were quite tame in terms of volume and how frequent they were.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The stage manager’s voice.
-The sounds the doors of the NAB makes.
-The cart being rolled into the NAB building.