| "Music is the art of thinking with
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| | home video game equivalent of the silent
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| sound." Jules CobarieThe Continuing
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| | film: "Pong." Pong offered a limited
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| Serenade
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| | visual
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| Music is the rhythmic accompaniment to
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| | presence, and more importantly, an
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| our lives. People are born to music,
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| | auditory signal that consisted of only a
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| study
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| | single
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| to music, drive, eat, sleep, and dream
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| | "pong" as the electronic ball bounced
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| to music. People spend more money on
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| | from side to side.Home video games
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| music
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| | progressed from this simple beginning,
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| than on books, and music stars become
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| | becoming more
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| our idols and companions.We expect to
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| | interactive and visually stimulating,
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| hear an auditory signal and will usually
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| | while largely ignoring the auditory
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| supply one when none exists.
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| | signal. Like
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| Some people will talk to avoid silence.
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| | silent films, home video games didn't
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| Others will leave a TV or radio on in the
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| | emanate warmth. And also like silent
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| | films,
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| background, or provide their own music
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| | the bottom fell out of the home video
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| by singing, humming, rapping or
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| | game market. By 1984 American stores were
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| whistling.
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| An extreme example is person who
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| | refusing to carry video games.And then
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| whistles while walking through a
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| | in 1985 something revolutionary happened.
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| graveyard.
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| | Nintendo introduced gamers
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| Their auditory signal adds comfort and
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| | to the Super Mario Brothers. By 1990,
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| warmth to the cold and foreboding
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| | Mario the Italian plumber was recognized
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| environment.The auditory signal is
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| | by
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| critical to success in live training.
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| | more American children than Mickey
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| Imagine training devoid of
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| | Mouse!Super Mario Brothers succeeded
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| audio (no laughter, no conversation and
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| | because it was a complete package,
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| no lecture) and you see the point. Audio
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| | offering
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| is
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| | striking visuals and, more importantly,
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| present in training. What that auditory
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| | auditory coherence. Lead designer Shigeru
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| presentation lacks is variety, especially
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| where
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| | Miyamoto in describing the game's design
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| music is concerned.Composer George Burt
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| | stated, "The state of mind of a kid when
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| once commented, "When we see pictures and
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| | he enters a cave alone must be realized
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| hear music at
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| | in the game. Going in, he must feel the
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| the same time we invariably make a
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| | cold
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| connection, if only on an unconscious
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| | air around him. Not just the experiences
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| level."
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| | but the feelings connected with those
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| When music is combined with information
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| | events were essential to make the game
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| powerful brain connections occur.
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| | meaningful." The game's music was
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| Anyone who learned their ABCs by singing
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| | instrumental in connecting those
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| a song, learned to say words by watching
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| | feelings.Mix In Music
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| Sesame Street, or remembers the song
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| | Fortunately for live training, it
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| that was playing on the radio during a
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| | already has an audio signal: the trainer.
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| critical
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| moment in their life knows first hand
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| | Unfortunately, listening to that one
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| the power of auditory signals.There is
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| | auditory signal all day makes for really
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| ample evidence of the effectiveness of
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| | boring
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| music in aiding learning. A wealth of
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| | training. It's not an accident that we
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| studies from the education, musicology
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| | refer to it as "death by lecture."Film
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| and health care fields demonstrate the
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| | composer George Burt once observed, "When
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| effectiveness of music in increasing
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| | placed together (video and audio)
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| learning, healing and self-esteem.
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| | to achieve a common goal, a great deal
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| History also proves the point. Twice in
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| | more is expressed than would be possible
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| the past, audio and video were separate
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| | by means of either medium alone." Music,
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| and
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| | when properly inserted into the training
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| then combined. The result was
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| | environment can lift some of the cold,
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| electrifying.Sound Wins
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| | lifeless quality that often typifies
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| The first silent films were short scenes
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| | training.Among other usages, music can
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| lasting only a minute or two. They were
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| | provide cover for silent activities and
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| immediate, but short lived sensations.
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| | small group
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| Absolute silence, the total absence of
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| | discussions, announce the beginning and
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| both
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| | ending of breaks, reflect the emotions of
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| voice and musical sound proved to be a
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| deadly combination. Viewing a silent film
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| | the learning and enhance
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| | activities.Twice in history an
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| was described as "cold and bare,
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| | audio-visual medium faced a crossroads.
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| ghostly, lifeless and
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| | In both cases, success
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| colorless."Fortunately for the theater
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| | resulted when the auditory and the
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| owners, musicians were already on their
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| | visual signals were integrated. Trainers
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| payroll. The
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| | who,
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| theater owners told the musicians to
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| | with history as their guide, integrate
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| play something, anything. They did, and
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| | the auditory component will gain a huge
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| it
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| | advantage over the competition. They
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| worked. Music became so effective at
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| | will never hear complaints about "death
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| solving these problems that film critics
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| | by
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| of the
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| | lecture."Visit Lenn on line at
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| era called music the "flame which
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| | Blog with Lenn at Millbower, BM, MA,
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| brought life and warmth" to the
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| | the Learnertainment(R) Trainer is an
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| experience.
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| | expert in applying
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| Live music accompaniment continued out
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| | show biz techniques to learning. He is
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| of necessity until The Warner Brother's
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| | the author of the ASTD Info-Line, Music
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| "talking" picture "The Jazz Singer" came
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| | as a
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| out in 1927. Within one year, silent
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| | Training Tool, focused on the practical
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| films
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| | application of music to learning; Show
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| were extinct! Silent film stars,
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| directors, musicians, and non-talkie
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| | Training, the definitive book on the
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| theater locations
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| went silent themselves. The public had
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| | techniques to training; Cartoons for
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| spoken for sound.Several years later
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| | Trainers, a popular collection of 75
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| radio found itself threatened by
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| | cartoons for
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| television. Radio networks feared
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| | learning; Game Show Themes for Trainers,
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| that the combined audio and video
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| | a best-selling CD of original learning
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| signals of TV would put them out of
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| | The Teaching Power of Music, the foremost
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| There were some dislocations, but radio
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| did not die.The comparison between silent
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| | book on the application of music to
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| films and radio is instructive. When
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| | learning. Lenn is an in-demand speaker,
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| people had a
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| | with
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| choice between a solitary auditory
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| | successful presentations at ASTD
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| signal (radio) or an auditory signal
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| | 1999-2005 and SHRM 2006; a creative and
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| combined with
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| a visual signal they favored the
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| | facilitator formally with the Disney
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| combination, but still patronized the
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| | University
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| audio signal.
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| | and Disney Institute; an accomplished
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| Conversely, when people had a choice
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| | arranger-composer skilled in the
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| between a solely visual signal (silent
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| | psychological application of music to
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| films) or
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| | learning; a popular comedian, magician
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| one combined with audio, they, by
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| | and
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| acclimation, chose the combined signal.
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| | musician; and the president of Offbeat
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| TV
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| AFFECTED radio. Talkies DESTROYED silent
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| film. Sound won.Sound Wins Again
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| | techniques into learning to keep 'em
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| Home video games had been around since
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| | awake!
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| the late 1970s when Atari introduced the
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