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- Long before we had words to communicate, early humans were probably making music. Imagine our ancestors sitting around a fire, clapping their hands, stomping their feet, or perhaps even using sticks and stones to create rhythms. This early music may have been a way for them to express their feelings, share stories, or just have fun together.
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By studying fossils, we can establish that once our ancestors had the horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone in the throat in a similar position to modern humans, they would have had the physical ability to sing as we can. That date is over 530,000 years ago. Read more:
Jun 20, 2017 · How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use?
Jun 20, 2017 · How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use?
4 days ago · Long before we had words to communicate, early humans were probably making music. Imagine our ancestors sitting around a fire, clapping their hands, stomping their feet, or perhaps even using sticks and stones to create rhythms.
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Jun 19, 2017 · We discuss the stages of hominid anatomy that permit music to be perceived and created, with the likelihood of both Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens both being capable. The earlier hominid ability to emit sounds of variable pitch with some meaning shows that music at its simplest level must have predated speech.
Mar 8, 2022 · As human musical sounds flow into us and move us, we are embedded in nested forms of music: the experience of themes and variations within the piece; the tension between novelty and tradition ...
Feb 14, 2018 · Music is a fascinating topic for evolutionary theory, natural philosophy, and narrative construction: music is a highly valued feature of all known living cultures, pervading many aspects of daily life, playing many roles. And music is ancient.
