Bobby McFerrin

The universality and innate nature of music, and the pentatonic scale, as demonstrated a cappella by singer Bobby McFerrin.

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Learn about the Internet and its effect on verbal communication.

Discover how internet English affects the spoken English language
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Learn about a therapeutic program of music instruction in Australian elementary schools.

Understand how music therapy is helping young children in Australian elementary schools to deal with grief, loss and other behavioral and emotional disorders
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Learn about Australian Sign Language, commonly known as Auslan.

See the efforts of the University of Melbourne in providing intensive classes to teach Australian sign language, commonly known as Auslan taught wholly by deaf teachers
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Learn about carbon and how it forms the basis of life.

Why is carbon called the element of life?