Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Date: 2/26/20 – Time: 9:30pm – Location: Intramural Fields

2. Farthest away from me, I can hear the wind constantly blowing through the trees.  I can hear the engines of cars that are passing by from time to time as well.  Moreover, I can faintly hear people talking as they are walking past the fields.

3. In a medium range of sound, I can hear some of my teammates talking and laughing with each other.  Also, I can hear the frisbee either being caught or forcefully hitting the ground due to the wind, and the music as it is being played from a Bluetooth speaker.

4. The sounds closest to me include my footsteps when I am running up and down the field.  I can hear my teammates as they are calling out plays to me.  Furthermore, there are internal sounds present as I am constantly telling myself to keep my energy level up and to play at my best ability.

5. The general sound level is quite noisy due to the music from the speaker being a bit loud.  There is a good amount of sound activity going on as my teammates and I are constantly talking, yelling, and running around on the field.

6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “vibrant”.

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the music coming from the speaker, a slapping noise as the frisbee is being caught, and my teammates talking to one another with words of encouragement.

1. Date: 1/30/20 – Time: 7:11pm – Location: Intramural Fields

2. Farthest away from me, I can hear groups of students chatting with each other as they are walking past the fields. I can hear the engines of the cars passing by from time to time, as they slow down to adhere to the stop sign and the speed bump. Also, the women’s Ultimate Frisbee team is on the other field practicing. I can hear them yell the plays to each other, and laugh and chat with each other during their “water breaks”.

3. In a more medium range of sound, I can hear my Ultimate Frisbee teammates stomping on the ground and breathing somewhat heavy, since we are completing the mile portion of our Fitness Test. I can also hear our coach assisting us with supportive words as we complete this activity, as well as him yelling out the time updates.

4. The sounds closest to me include my own feet stomping on the ground and my own heavy breathing. I can hear the certain sounds that teammates very close to me are making, such as grunts and moans. Internal sounds involve me motivating myself with supportive words in order to finish the run.

5. The general sound level is more quiet than it was loud. Although there are a lot of sound activity being produced on the field in general, my teammates are spaced apart due to their different run speeds. 

6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “peaceful”.

7. Three sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” are the stomps on the ground, the supportive words that our coach provides for us, and the motivational words that I provide myself internally as I get closer to finishing the run.

Intramural fields on my walk home

me walking

keys jingling

general outside noises

walking