How Music Has Evolved and Accompanied Humanity

Music comes as an instinct for many people, and this is because we have had it in our cultures for years. The first instruments were structures from pipes of hollow wood. People would create holes along the pipe and exhale at one edge of the tube. At this point, people did not take out the inner part of the wood to create a musical instrument. They would pick the pieces of wood they accidentally found on their way and use them as musical instruments. You, therefore, understand that the need to produce music has a long history.

In addition, people, who at the time only lived in caves, did not transfer these instruments with them. Since they were nomads and wandered around to find food, they did not bring anything with them, especially things that did not have to do with their survival which was their priority. In that sense, you realize that we talk about improvised constructions that were still so important that people would take time out of hunting and collecting food to deal with music.

As it proves, people had a similar attitude towards painting. Recent findings on the surface of the inner part of some caves show pictures of people hunting or dancing and so on. People used natural colors to make their designs. Besides, the fact that they painted people who were dancing shows that they had already discovered dancing and, of course, music which is essential to dance. Therefore, we have many reasons to believe that people have dealt with music long before we could imagine.

The exciting thing about music is that until the recording was invented, music was something that would happen at some point and not be repeated. While painting is not affected by time, music happens at a particular time point. The solution, here, was given by the creation of an ”alphabet” that would refer to music. Long before tapes came into the picture, artists had found a way to keep their creations for future generations, and this is why today we are proud to say that we can listen to the work of Beethoven, Mozart, and so many artists that left significant work for us to enjoy.

Music can also be considered a language. However, the ”language” of music is universal. Every person around the globe can listen to music and understand the feelings of the musician who captured that idea. Music talks in people’s hearts; therefore, everyone can understand that.
If music is fantastic, singing is extraordinary. We talked above about the instruments people built up out of nothing.

We did not mention, though, that every individual has a musical instrument inside them; it is their voice. The voice alone can be used as a musical instrument; in many cases, it is treated like that. This is why singers who are also musicians and can read sheet music find it easier to sing correctly. This is because they treat their voice in the same way they would treat the instrument they would play.

A voice was perceived in the way we described. Artists found it normal to use other sounds as a part of their music. The sound of a bird who tries to impress its mate to impress them or the sound of waves is often used to enrich the work of an artist. But even in progressive and industrial music, sounds are being used as a part of the song. In this case, we talk about more rough sounds that go well with the rest of the song, but the outcome is the same. The interesting thing about this approach in progressive music is that even though these sounds are just noise, if you hear them alone, they gain a whole different perspective when they become a part of a song.

In one of her live performances, Whitney Houston said, ”If kids grow up with more music, we should expect to live in a better world.” The conversation about music could be endless, but one thing is certain, life would be utterly different without music.

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