| It's a safe bet that, since the arrival
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| | 'hornpipe' or reel; The wonderful gospel
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| of cognitive human beings on this earth,
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| | sounds that poured from the wooden
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| music has, in some form had a significant
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| | churches of the Southern states black
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| effect on their lives. The first sounds,
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| | population were a potent community tool
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| other than speech, were probably produced
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| | to promote and celebrate their culture; a
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| by hitting something; wood, stone or
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| | lucky offshoot was the inspiration of
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| hide; and ancient peoples must have
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| | much of our modern rhythm and blues.
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| appreciated the sounds of the world
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| | Nowadays factories all over the world use
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| around them; of water, weather and
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| | 'piped' music to soothe the workers; if
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| animals; and were the sounds of a
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| | you're doing a humdrum task music can
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| rippling stream or a gushing waterfall
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| | make the time go faster.
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| music to their ears? And when they stood
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| | When we think about it music is not just
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| at the seashore did the crashing waves
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| | a pleasant pastime that is either
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| and the suck of the tides move them in
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| | passively listened to or actively
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| some way?
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| | produced. It has a much deeper, more
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| There is something deep within our
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| | fundamental purpose. Our reactions to
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| psyche, which reacts and 'remembers'
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| | outside events can be completely altered
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| music. It is more than probable that
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| | by music. It can make us happy, sad,
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| sounds relating to music and rhythm came
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| | frightened, elated, thoughtful . . . the
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| long before sounds relating to
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| | list of emotions it engenders are as long
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| communication and speech. Today, this
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| | as their number. And words are not
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| theory can be tested by noting a baby's
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| | necessary to create this ambience; for
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| reaction to a lullaby as compared to
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| | instance, how would silent movies have
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| speech. If you're lucky, humming can
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| | worked without the music? Those Keystone
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| soothe the most fractious child and even
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| | Cops without the frenetic piano plinkity
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| send them to sleep! Music, in the form of
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| | plonk; the doe eyed heroines without the
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| rhythm was used by many peoples as a way
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| | sobbing strings; the huge sweeping epics
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| of sending messages to out of sight
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| | without full orchestral back up? They
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| recipients; consider the jungle drums of
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| | just wouldn't have worked. Nowadays, with
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| Africa or the Alpine horn, the Aboriginal
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| | the proliferation of world music, we
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| didgeridoo or the use of bells as a
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| | listen to and enjoy music in many
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| warning of attack.
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| | different languages, without necessarily
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| The days of learning our lessons by rote
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| | understanding a word the singers say;
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| have, mostly, disappeared. This is
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| | much as opera was once listened to as the
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| because it has, rightly, been recognised
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| | fashionable 'world' music of its day;
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| that we don't necessarily absorb the
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| | just another example of the emotive power
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| content of what we repeat over and over
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| | of music.
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| again. But, as an aid to memory, music
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| | So, it's fair to say that music has an
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| still has its uses. Songs we have learnt
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| | innate basis in our evolutionary makeup.
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| in childhood can be recalled far later in
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| | We have probably used it since homo
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| life than mere words. Music is a well
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| | sapiens first walked the earth. Other
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| known and much used therapy in illnesses
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| | animals do use sounds in their day to day
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| that involve memory loss; Stroke,
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| | living (frogs croak, dogs howl, sheep
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| Alzheimers etc; and not only as a recall
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| | bleat etc.) but, with the possible
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| aid but also as a re-learning tool.
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| | exception of birds, we are the only
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| Speech therapists use music extensively
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| | species to enjoy making melody out of
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| when trying to teach stroke victims how
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| | sound. We've utilised every viable tool,
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| to speak again. The rhythm and melody of
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| | from the human voice to electronic tones,
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| a familiar tune will often 'trigger' a
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| | to create ever more varied compositions.
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| positive response, when no amount of
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| | Wouldn't it be intriguing to discover how
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| visual stimuli has an effect.
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| | soon into our evolution the power and
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| And then there is the cohesive quality of
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| | beauty of the human voice was
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| music; from the singing of a country's
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| | appreciated? As the centuries have
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| National Anthem to a football crowds
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| | passed musicians have been, rightly,
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| chant; from carol singers to brass bands.
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| | feted for their skill to move us with
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| Musical participation has been used in
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| | song, melody and rhythm. Once musicians
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| every walk of life. The chain gangs of
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| | were revered as priests, interpreting the
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| America's Deep South would use music to
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| | sounds of the gods. Nowadays we are more
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| get through the day and establish a
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| | pragmatic; but we still need that harmony
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| rhythm to mundane physical labour.
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| | in our lives; even if it's only our
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| Sailors would pull a hawser or 'sheet' in
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| | mobile phone ringtone!
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| unison while singing a familiar
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