Music is fundamental

”Music is a fundamental part of our evolution; we probably sang before we spoke in syntactically guided sentences,” writes Jay Schulkin and Greta Raglan in a 2014 article in Frontiers in Neuroscience. Long before there were dance clubs or concert halls, there was the musical bond formed by a mother singing to her child. There was the melody that guided a tribe in worship, or the beat that led warriors into battle.

Via NYT Now: When You Listen to Music, You're Never Alone