The Science of Song: How and Why We Make Music

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THE VERY BEGINNING OF MUSIC Have you ever wondered what makes music well music How do we make it Hear it And why is it such a big part of our lives Music has been around for more than 40 000 years Archaeologists have found evidence of music including instruments made from animal bones and ivory in every corner of the world And anthropologists believe that just as animals such as birds and whales sing to communicate early humans may have used music for the same purpose Music may have also helped them create social bonds with one another Life has changed a lot over the past 40 000 years but music is still very important to us We've gone from making musical noises to communicate to playing instruments handmade from animal bones to inventing new forms of artificial intelligence that can actually create music