
Did you know that music appears in every society observed? It is a powerful form of expression that transcends cultural and linguistic barriers. Some evidence suggests it may even predate speech and language! Across all societies, music is associated with behaviors such as baby care, healing, dance, love, mourning, warfare, among many others. And the songs that share behavioral functions tend to have similar musical features. It is as if our minds are designed to make music.
Yet, at the heart of this universal language lies musical notation which is as complex and particular as any written language. Despite that, music itself truly is the one genuinely global language that there is!
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