Here is a brief LA Times article about a study by neuroscientists showing how perception of emotional states in others is strongly linked to musical elements, particularly pitch. The questions of how, when and why music developed relative to language in our evolution is one that is far from settled, and is one I am fascinated by as a music educator thinking about the role of music in society.
Here is the final line of the article: "The findings, the authors write, "lend support to early speculations by Darwin, elaborated upon by several contemporary theorists, that emotional communication is a fundamental link between these domains [music and language] and reflects their common evolutionary origin."
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