STANDARD COMPETENCIES

 

 1. Use Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software.

 2. Outline the history and function of sound in the theatre.

 3. Illustrate the sound design process in theatre.

 4. Apply script analysis techniques in creating a sound design for theatre.

 5. Describe physics of sound and how it relates to the physiology of the ear.

 6. Incorporate vocabulary for digital and analog audio to facilitate communication among theatre technicians.

 7. Employ sound recording techniques for the theatre.

 8. Utilize sound playback software in live theatrical performance.

 9. Identify sound system components and usage.

 10. Operate sound systems for live theatre.

 

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE

 

 I. Sound analysis and the audience

      a. Audience emotion analysis

      b. Script analysis

      c. Production process analysis

 II. Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software.

      a. Standard sound resources and internet sound sources

      b. Creating sound

 III. Sound cue strategies in play production

      a. Sound equipment

      b. Creation of sound cues

      c. Application of sound cues

 IV. Theatre coordination

      a. Design team procedures

      b. Sound design

      c. Production meetings

      d. Coordination with director and technical director

 V. Sound design in a play production

 VI. Components of a sound system.

      a. Microphones

      b. Mixers

      c. Equalizers

      d. Amplifiers

      e. Speakers

      f. Cables

      g. Wireless microphones

      h. Specialized sound modification

 VII. Live and recorded sound