Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Walking into the student center from the unispan

Sounds: Keys jangling, footsteps, breathing every now and then, overlapping chatter (distant and close)

Location- Outside my dorm room in the main hall, Hague house in the Netherlands North side.

Sounds in Clip- The jungle of keys, the scrape of metal on metal, soft voices in the background of people in the hall, the unlocking of the door, and the click lock of the dead bolt.    

Location: Vander Poel elevator, 4/17/18, around 10pm

Sounds Heard: Elevator dinging, pressing buttons, my keys rattling, the door closing, the elevator going up, the door opening

February 22nd, 9:30 pm, Exiting Bill of Rights

Sounds- turnstile squeaking, door opening, keys clinking

7:46, 3/37/14, Student Center Front Dining Hall

Sounds Heard: Me placing my phone on the table, Tearing off my coffee cup holder, Christina picking up her keys, varied students talking in the background, Christina seasoning her food, someone sneezing, Emily trying to ruin my recording by tapping her phone

1- 9:13 PM, Axinn Library (Lobby), 1/28/14

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

• People outside Hammer Lab, talking loudly, their voices mumbled and distorted by the glass doors of the library
• The rumblings of the people on the floor below me, trailing up through the open staircase
• The voices of the people at the front desk, helping those who need assistance

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

• The clicking of nearby keyboards from the PC’s in the middle of the first floor
• The clicking of high heels against the tile floor as a woman exits the library
• Keys jingling as a Public Safety Officer approaches the front desk
• The turning of the pages of a book the man a few tables over is reading

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

• The clicking of the keys on my friend’s Mac, as she types furiously away
• The vent above the outside door, continuously blowing
• The roll of a book cart across the floor of the Axinn
• The noise of sipping, as my friend enjoys her coffee

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

• As would be expected in a library, there is not too much loud noise, however the sounds of people busy at work create a lot of sound activity.

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

• Focused

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.

• The sound of the vent above the door
• The voices of those talking (well, practically yelling) outside the Axinn
• The turn of the pages

1. March 14, 2013. 4:15 pm. Roosevelt 13.

2. Hum from air unit, jacket unzipping, door

3. Footsteps, voices, pretzel bag, notebook pages turning

4. Voices, bag being moved, chair moving, keys being placed on table

5. Low/medium. There are a lot of things happening, but most people are trying to not be very loud.

6. Subdued.

7. Notebook pages, voices, keys

1- 4:47am – My dorm room
2- Birds Chirping
3- Hum of fridge
4- Computer Fan, keys clicking on keyboard
5- The general sound level is low and amount of sound activity is low
6- Serene
7- Birds chirping, computer exhaust fan, fridge noises

Due: 2/17

Walking from the design studio back to my dorm

cars passing by and keys jingling are heard

Intramural fields on my walk home

me walking

keys jingling

general outside noises

walking