MUS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Prehistoric Music, Hyoid Bone, Whale Vocalization
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In some ways music is a naturally occurring phenomenon in nature. Researchers created music specifically for monkeys, and found that music could. Animals who lack a specific language demonstrate a musical ability, it is safe to state that music elicit specific responses from them as well. precede speech. Hypothesis for the psychological benefits of music in protohuman include. Communities with music theoretically be more unified. Neanderthal hyoid bone discovered from 60,000 b. c. Fundamental to the voice box or larynx. Are actually a larger group containing two smaller instruments. Flutes make sound the the vibration of air in the instruments. Reed instruments: produce sound through the vibration of a reed. Pitches are controlled through the valves or slides. Produce sound through the vibration of strings. Instruments in the percussion family produce sound being struck, scraped or rubbed by hand. Because of the fundamental nature of rhythm, it is suspected that percussion is one of the earliest types of instruments.
