Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: My house

Sounds heard: doorknob turning/key unlocking door, door creaking open, door closing and locking, footsteps upstairs, chair moving

Running down several flights of stairs.

1. 4/27/2016, 7:27pm, L216
2. Far: people talking as they go up and down the stairs, laughter
3. Medium: the studio door opening and closing from various people walking in and out
4. Close: music playing from the computer, my own typing
5. Level: Medium
6. One word: Calm
7. 3 sounds: music, studio door, laughter

1 – 3/6/14 – 5:30pm – Middle Country Public Library, Centereach

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-A library patron’s footsteps as he walks up the stairs loudly.
-The wheels of a cart full of books and DVD’s being pushed toward the elevator.
-The furious clicking of keys on the computer keyboards.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-A kid crying to his mother that he wants to leave.
-The fish tank’s motor up and running smoothly.
-The beeping of the alarm as someone walks past the sensors without checking their item out.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-A Librarian asking, “How may I help you?”
-The conveyor belts moving as I return the videogames I borrowed.
-Librarians helping a patron to find a book she wants.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-There was a lot of activity occurring where I was in the library, as there was a program going on. The library was very busy today, and seemed like it was louder than normal as well.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The conveyor belts operating.
-The sounds of the cart being pushed.
-The motor in the fish tank running.

Stairway of Republic Hall

I recorded myself opening the door at the bottom of the stairs, going up, grabbing something at the top, returning down the steps and through the door once again. The door has a delay shutting, so you don’t hear the distinctive click until my footsteps on the stairs have already begun. You can hear how much heavier the footsteps are trudging up the stairs vs. hopping down them, as well as the difference in pattern.

Background gabber from the drama lounge down the hall, Geena walking up the stairs as I stand below, Me walking up the stairs, tripping, and giggling, Lee walking up the stairs, Lee confusedly saying “Hi?”, Lee’s keys jingling, doors closing.

A creaking staircase of a house in Massachusetts

2..16.2012 – recorded at 8pm

“Wooden Staircase”

Georgia Andre’