Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. January 31st, 2018, 2:45 pm, Vander Poel Floor 7 Lounge
2. Farthest: Airplane outside
3. Medium: People talking in the hall, women’s bathroom door closing
4. Closest: Radiator whirring next to me, my own breathing, my fingers moving over pages
5. Level: Quiet; very little sound
6. Description: Relaxing
7. Important sounds: Radiator whirring, the bathroom door closing, and my fingers moving over pages of a book

Date/Location: 3/30, 12:20am, Estabrook 6th floor lounge

far sounds: people talking, someone moving around in room above me

medium sounds: hum from the light above me, 2 other people in lounge typing on laptops, beep from elevator, elevator moving

close sounds: 2 other people in lounge talking to each other, someone’s door open and close on floor, someone walking in flipflops in the bathroom, shower

sound level: medium

descriptive word: relaxing

3 important words: elevator sounds, laptop typing, 2 people talking to each other

Date: 3/5/2016, about 11:09pm, Bill of Rights lounge

Farthest sounds: TV, people talking

Medium sounds: Vents, different people talking, elevator beeping, popcorn popping

Closest sounds: Music from my laptop

Sound level: Low

Sound description: Busy

Important sounds: People talking

1. 2/25/16, 3:45 PM, Bill of Rights lounge
2. Farthest: elevators, TV
3. Medium: typing
4. Closest: people talking, pages turning
5. Sound level: low/medium
6. One word: Friends
7. Three words: TV, people talking, typing

1. 2/17/16, 3:35 pm, 12th floor lounge
2. Farthest: cleaning cart moving, elevator, keys shaking
3. Medium: lid of the garbage can slamming, girl coughing
4. Closest: music playing, phone buzzing, faint hum of the HVAC, typing on my laptop
5. Sound level: Low
6. One Word: homey
7. 3 Sounds: music, HVAC, elevator

February 2nd, 10:23 Lounge

Farthest: Pool balls hitting, laughing from another room

Medium: typing on computer, footsteps around corner

Closest: television playing, people talking, someone breathing heavily

Sound Level: Moderate

One word: relaxing

Three essential sounds: faint laughing, television, typing on computer

1. 2/4/2016, 4:12 pm, 12th Floor Lounge
2. Farthest: Microwave beeping, elevator, door to stair case slamming,
3. Medium: Vending machine, movie playing in the next room, people talking
4. Closest: Typing on my laptop, music coming from my laptop, chip bag rustling
5. Sound Level: Medium. There aren’t many people, most of the noise is coming from the TV’s
6. One word: Relaxed
7. 3 sounds: Vending machine, people talking, TV’s

1. 1/29/2016 – 6:14pm – Hague House Lounge
2. Farthest: footsteps going up and down the staircases and in the hallways
3. Medium: other students in the common room typing on their computers and watching videos on their computers
4. Closest: music from my computer while I do my work, scratching on my notebook from my pen
5. Sound level: medium, not too loud but there are many things going on
6. One Word: active
7. 3 words: footsteps, typing, video playing

1)      2/28/31 8:36 p.m Netherlands Lounge

2)      Radiator

3)      People talking outside, clicking of keys, footsteps of people upstairs

4)      Footsteps, quiet music, quiet talking

5)      It is very quiet here, there is almost no one around, so all sounds are soft

6)      Peaceful

7)      Radiator, footsteps, music