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World Service,07 Sep 1998,14 mins

Music To Soothe Or Stress

The Learning World

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New research suggests that children are inclined to play more nicely and be happier if exposed to pleasant music - but what is the effect of discordant music? Also on the programme: Two women who have spent six months in Poland teaching at a school for the blind talk about their experience.

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