Theatre Sound Key Words

What is mixing?

• Layering up more than one sound

• Speeding music up

• Altering volume

What is diagetic sound?

• Sound that plays before a performance begins

• Sound that the audience and a character hear within the play's world

• Sound that plays during scene changes

What is an example of diagetic sound?

• Music underscoring

• Music playing on a radio

• A voiceover narration

What is non-diagetic sound?

• Sound that exists outside the world of the play

• Sound that plays before a performance begins

• Sound that plays during scene changes

What is an example of non-diagetic sound?

• A doorbell sound effect

• A dog barking sound effect

• A voiceover narration

What is volume?

• How many sound cues are used

• How many instruments are used

• How loud or quiet sound is

How might the use of music help to convey that a play is set in 1920's America? (Like Machinal!)

• The use of rap music

• The use of jazz music

• The use of baroque music

How might sound effects be used to convey that it is the middle of the night?

• The sound of crickets chirping

• The sound of crashing waves

• The sound of children playing

If the actors are creating the music/sound effects on stage this is an example of...

• Live Sound

• Recorded Sound

If the music/sound effects are played through speakers this is an example of...

• Live Sound

• Recorded Sound