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Touch at a Distance

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Anne Fernold's Discovery of Universal Melodies of Praise, Discouragement, Southing, Etc

Anne Fernold traveled the world recording parents talking to their babies and discovered that below the words, the melodies were consistently the same. Different melodies were used to praise, stop, call attention, and comfort. It seems that infants understand this music, and it feels more like touch than words. Sound is like touch at a distance.

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