Word: toning
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...fact that absolute pitch - the ability to name any isolated musical tone - shows up on the scanner as an exaggerated asymmetry between the size of certain structures in the right and left sides of the brain falls far short of explaining how it's acquired. What gets closer are the observations that 50% of people born blind or blind from a young age have absolute pitch, and that it's four times more common among first-year music students in Beijing than those in New York - a reflection of the fact that the Chinese are more attuned to pitch, having...
...Then came new French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the crafty political operator known for exploiting his opponents' weaknesses in ways they don't expect. A social dinner Tuesday night at the White House was followed by a trip Wednesday to Mount Vernon set the collegial tone. And Bush laid it on thick at a joint press conference at Washington's home Wednesday, saying Sarkozy had "impressed a lot of people here on your journey," and telling the French leader that he has "a strong set of universal values in your heart...
Last Sunday as the city of Boston celebrated the recent World Series win for the Red Sox I was getting ready to poke fun at the drunken locals on the evening news shouting in that famed Boston (Bas-tahn) tone. As one guy attempted the Pabelbom jig while shouting incomprehensibly, I came perilously close to calling my roommate into the common room to mock this inebriated, unintelligible soul who apparently missed the “Sesame Street” episode brought to us by the letter...
Peter C. Shields ’09, as Officer Lockstock, presented a range of tone and physical comedy that filled the room and carried the show. As narrator, Shields’ unctuous tenor and bawdy gestures sweetened the tone of the show’s uriniferous notes. Other highlight performances included that of Rachel E. Flynn ’09 as Penelope Pennywise, the coin-collecting bathroom bouncer. Her hysterical intonations and clear voice commanded the stage and provided dazzling comedy...
...Urinetown” was worth the time, faithful to the tone of its script while allowing dramatic leeway for talented leads. These leads helped compensate for points when ensemble performances were lacking. The story was effectively conveyed—and satirical enough to suggest an underlying message that was, shockingly, about more than just bodily functions—but light enough that the point never felt belabored, and comedy reigned...