Noise

Thursday, November 26, 2009

  • What makes noise different from music?

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    By The Savvy Source, on Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:57am PDT

    For many preschoolers, noise is magnificent. The louder, the better. For more sensitive little ones, noise can be overwhelming. But what exactly distinguishes noise from music? Music is a collection of organized sounds. Rather than being random and jarring, music tends to have patterns. Similar to soothing nursery rhymes, music often repeats -- think of the chorus in your child's favorite song (that is, if you aren't already subconsciously humming it to yourself!). Read More »

  • another week

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    By joan, on Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:24am PDT

    Not exactly a gripping title but the best I can conjure up at 7 am in the morning after another almost sleepless night; the raccoons were at it again as was my neighbor. Am I the only one in this neighborhood who has a shred of decency regarding noise after midnight? The raccoons I can understand.… Read More »

  • User post: Head games

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    By AmandaS, on Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:49pm PDT

    About six months ago, I started to notice something. The world has a lot of background noise. A lot. The sounds of traffic, people talking on the mobile phones, music booming out of the car next to you at a stoplight, barking dogs, crying babies--the list just goes on and on. Keep in mind that I… Read More »

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