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tempo and melodic rhythms were faster than any of the sad selections, and the melodies had a general upward direction.
'Four of the sad songs were in minor keys and all had a slower beat and long melodic rhythms. For an infant to notice those differences is fascinating.'
Professor Flom believes this period of learning about emotion in sounds is 'a natural step before learning to talk'.
The report said: 'Infants' discrimination of music is important because music, like speech, is communicative and a basic function of music and speech is to express meaning through emotion.'
The results of the musical study will be published in the academic journal Infant Behavior and Development.
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