My friend Ron at work recently spent the day at his kids' elementary school and was overwhelmed by the volume in the cafeteria at lunch. After about 10 minutes, and convinced the noise level was going to lead to permanent hearing loss, a teacher turned on classical music across the cafeteria intercom. Instantly the noise level dropped.
This story fascinated me because my baby girl has developed another new skill. Squawking. At first the little yells were quite cute, they're usually followed by a smile. But over time these tiny baby screams have grown in volume and frequency to the point where my wife and I had trouble having conversations over the phone. The noise is similar to how I would imagine a pterodactyl would sound, but cuter.
As a random experiment we popped Courtney's iPod into the sound dock and started playing Beethoven. About 20 minutes later we noticed something amazing...we could hear each other! The baby was quietly playing with her toys, and the squawks had evolved into miniature peeps, like the cute fluffy ducks in her story books. Much more pleasant.
We have since downloaded about 100 GB of classical music and have it on permanent repeat around the house. God bless you Ron!
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