He proposes that it has been the means for creating bonds in societies, for conveying and preserving knowledge, and for the emotional development of human beings.

Throughout his book, Levitin illustrates that music is more than mere entertainment. Hence, a musical instrument is currently regarded as one of the most advanced tools of its time. He mentions German scientist Nicholas ConardвЂ™s discovery of a hollowed mammoth tusk with holes drilled in it, a primitive flute dating back to the Ice Age (some 37,000 years ago). However, Levitin boldly declares that music and songs in particular have been more important historically than many suspect. Musicians have long believed that, throughout human history, music has been important in the day-to-day lives of people around the world. вЂњWeвЂ™ve all dedicated our lives to it in one way or another.вЂќ вЂњAs Berklee people, we take music for granted in one sense, because none of us need to be told how important it is,вЂќ Levitin said in a recent phone interview. LevitinвЂ™s ambitious new thesis postulates that six categories of songs-friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love songs-shaped the history of human civilization. Musician and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin вЂ™80ДЇollowing up on his best-selling book This Is Your Brain on Music, neuroscientist and musician Daniel Levitin вЂ™80, has penned The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature.

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