Victoria Deiorio is a critically acclaimed sound designer and composer for theatre and film, based in Chicago, USA. She is the Head of Sound Design for The Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago, USA.

Useful to students and teachers alike, the book is packed with detailed exercises on how to learn and teach sound design for theatre

Contents

Introduction
Who am I?
Why life choices matter
How this book can help you

PART ONE THEORETIC FOUNDATION Sound and Human Perception
Humans as artists
Aesthetic response
Mind-body connection
Biology, physics, and psychology
Perception
Describing sound
Describing music
Theatre artists

The Art of Spatial Design
Space and place
Four aspects to auditory spatial awareness
The architects
Auditory subcultures
Cultural value of acoustic context
Nature of cultural silence
Aural texture
Soundmarks
Subspaces
The theater space
Practical application
Temporal and spatial spreading
Reverberation
Part 1 Exercises

PART TWO CONTEXTUAL APPLICATION AND EXERCISESExercises to Develop Artistic Sound Design Skills
Moving forward
Themes
Repetition
Punctuation
Dynamics
Ambience
Drones
Time
Concrete vs. abstract

History Exercises Using Tools
Music in the 1600s
Music in the 1700s
Music in the 1800s
Music 1900-1920
Music 1920-1940
Music 1940-1960
Music 1960-1980
Music 1980-2000
Music 2000-2010

PART THREE THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESSApplying Tools and Artistic Collaboration
Working with text
Theatrical application

Collaborative Process of a Sound Designer
Intellectual interpretation
Design and production meetings
Rehearsals
Quiet time and level set
The first moment sound is heard
Tech
Objective and subjective listening
Previews
Ownership

Cohesion, Convention, and Implementation in Tech
Cohesion
Convention
Cohesion in the tech process
Cohesion with voice and movement
Cohesion with your collaborators

Communication for the Artistic Process
Group dynamics
Behavior and attitude
Motivation and self-empowerment = Assertiveness
Self-awareness skills
Self-talk
Taking self-responsibility
Feedback
The digital age-the first introduction
Communication in the digital age-email etiquette
Interpreting visual representation
Cooperation vs. collaboration
Communication
Conclusion
Bibliography
Glossary