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yes, humming. Our exposure to social media and electronic devices
means we spend much of our lives in vocal deserts especially if we
spend long days in front of our computers or smart phones. We
need to use our voice boxes to prevent some of the new health
challenges of our wired world.
Do hum along with M as you read or listen to her story. Hum for
luck whenever you spy a four-leaf clover or an adder-stone.
Hum loud, hum soft, hum often. Hmmmm Hmmmm
Dorothy Lander, Clydesdale, Nova Scotia, 2020
Jordania, Joseph (2010). Music and Emotions: Humming in
Human Prehistory. Proceedings of the 2008 International
Symposium on Traditional Polyphony, Tbilisi, Georgia. Available
from http://symposium.polyphony.ge/wp-
content/uploads/2016/04/02.Joseph-Jordania.eng_.pdf.
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