Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Location: 4/11/18, 7:15pm, Witches’ Brew
2. Farthest sounds: workers cooking in the kitchen, distant conversations
3. Medium sounds: clink of coffee mugs, footsteps
4. Closest sounds: indie music playing from speakers, waitress taking orders
5. Sound level is medium
6. One word description: relaxed
7. Three essential sounds: indie music, coffee mugs, waitress

Sound Observation 9 – Witches Brew Cafe

Georgia Andre

– Date/Time/Location

– 4.1.2012 / 6pm / Long Island / Witches Brew (Cafe)

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

–  The sound of jazzy celtic music in the background, chitter chatter of people talking softly

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

– People talking, tea cups/mugs being picked up and put down

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

– My MOM 🙂  !!!!, tea pouring out of tea kettle, tea sipped/slurped from tea cup, scraping of a spoon against a little tin kettle of honey for the tea, low nom-nom sound of a scone being eaten, my breath as I become more full.

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

– Very low level of sound including people chattering, and very relaxed environment with calming music at the perfect volume

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

– RELAXED

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.

– The Jazzy/Celtic music situation, Tea drinking, Low chatter