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Dear Fellow Earthlings,

To investigate how Jingles training affects people’s speech motor skills and the muscles involved in phonation, I had one of my Jingles instructors (Ms. K) and her identical twin sister (Ms. M) act as subjects “K” and “M” in an experiment conducted by my staff on March 20, 2016.

Three different tests were administered as parts of the experiment, with I and two of my fellow instructors (Ms. S and Mr. T) acting as evaluators -- and another fellow instructor (Ms. O) acting as the experiment coordinator.

Test 1: In this test the evaluators, while blindfolded, were asked to use two fingers to feel the lower lips of subjects K and M. I myself consistently was able to tell the two subjects apart. This test’s results are not completely conclusive however, since the other two evaluators did not obtain the same level of consistency in their results.

Tests 2 and 3: All three of the evaluators obtained consistent results as they evaluated K and M.

Test 2: As K and M took turns reading the sentence “Every September we take our chairs to that player’s patio," the evaluators, blindfolded, ears muffled, and simultaneously listening to a steady humming sound (to reduce the likelihood of recognizing the voices of subjects K and M) were asked to identify the speakers based solely on using their two index fingers to gently “roam" area (1), shown on the drawing below. The results here were 100% for all three evaluators.

Test 3: As K and M took turns reading the two sentences “She was afraid she’d be late for school.” and “A sweater is warmer than a swimsuit,” the same means used in Test 2 were used to reduce the likelihood of clearly discerning subjects K’s and M’s voices. In this phase of the experiment Ms. S and Mr. T achieved results of 100%. As for me, I recognized (using touch) that the first subject and the second were not the same person – but it took THREE times for me to orient myself to which was which...

From the results just described, it is quite clear that K’s English speech motor skills level – and the muscle tone that should accompany it – are much more developed than those of M. By the way, K has 5 years of Jingles experience, first as a client and now as an instructor. M, on the other hand, has none.

This was a preliminary study, full of various shortcomings, but it does open the door to further Jingles research for those who should wish to pursue it with me.

Another glimmer of hope here is that there appears to be a definite “Jingles connection” between the proper use of the area around the

dimples -- and reaching to the area between the nose and upper lip ((1) in the drawing) -- and the resultant increase in the density and strength of the platysma muscle ((2) in the drawing).

Steve Walker Earthsaver and Jingles Creator

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Steve Walker

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