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The
following day in class, she asked how many students had
tape recorders. A dozen or so students said, “I do.” The
teacher said excitedly, “I have an idea. Let’s play Beethoven’s
Pastorale again. One of you can record the theme
when it’s first introduced. Then later, someone else can
record it the second time it appears. Lastly, we’ll have
another person record when it appears next. Then we can
start all three tape recorders at exactly the same time
to see if the recordings fit!” Her students looked at
her in surprise. Suddenly, however, delight appeared on
their faces. And so it was done. When they played the
recordings simultaneously, the sounds blended sufficiently
for the students to recognize their commonality. |
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