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Mar 2019
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Sing Solo for Higher Fidelity

Scientific American
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By tracking duetting choir singers, researchers found that when an individual singer's pitch drifts off tune their partner’s tend to too. Christopher Intagliata reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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