Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1 – 4/8/14 – 12:49pm – Gallon Wing, room 242

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-A siren as it approaches the classroom’s general area, and then whooshes away as the vehicle drives by.
-A pen as hit hits the floor outside of the classroom.
-The sudden closing of a door down the hall.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-Students typing on their MacBooks.
-The beeping of the projector.
-My professor talking to tech support over the classroom’s phone.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The air conditioners running.
-Students talking to one another.
-The zipping and unzipping of a few backpacks in the classroom.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-This was one of the loudest days in my 12:45 Tuesday/Thursday class. Since the classroom feels like the inside of a volcano on most days, either one of my friends or myself put the air conditioners on close to full blast. On top of this, practically everybody was talking at the same time while my professor was talking to tech support to get help with the beeping projector. These sounds, along with some of the other ones, were bouncing off the walls so it seemed even louder to me.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-My professor talking.
-The projector’s beeping sound.
-The sounds the air conditioners make.