What is music ?
This is difficult to answer, every one have their own idea. Sound is the one which conveys Emotion. Jeremey Montagu, of the university of Oxford and author describes that a mother humming or crooning to calm her baby would probably count as music, and simple music probably predated speech.
Why do we draw the line between music and speech ?
We might think that is Rhythm pattern and controlling pitch are important in music, this things can also apply when someone recites a sonnet or speaks with heightened Emotion. Montagu concludes that each of us in our own way can say that yes this is music no this is speech.
When our ancestors began making music ?
If we took singing then controlling pitch is important. Scientists have studied the fossilized skulls and jaws of early apes, to see if they were able to vocalize and control the pitch. About a million years ago, the common ancestors of Neanderthals and modern humans and vocal anatomy to sing like us.
Our early ancestors may created rhythmic music by clapping their hands. And somebody realized that smacking stones and sticks together. Likely many of these material made with soft material like woods and reeds, and so haven't survived. Other ancient instruments have been found in surprising places. For example there has a evidence that people struck stalacities or "rock gongs". Environment itself produces music example caves themselves acts as resonators for the sound there are many possible functions for music i.e., dancing. Music let people move rhythmically. Music also used for large distance communications example instruments like drums and horns are used for long distance communications, Music is ritual and virtually every religion uses music.
Music reliefs mental stress. Music keeps workers happy one while doing boor works.
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