How Does Music Impact The World

“Next to the word of God , the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.” Martin Luther King Jr. Just like religion which controlled the thoughts of humans for many years music seems to also have that impact. Music is the one form of art that connects everyone in the world. Although we may all be dancing to a different beat and singing a different harmony, it is all music. It has a way of communicating the unsaid and unifying nations. Music is heard in every aspect of our lives: at church, in social outings, outside, on television, etc. Music can extrapolate emotion without words allowing people to feel someone’s pain just by the strings or keys they play. Therefore, we must look at how music has evolved throughout history,its importance in society and the science behind its impact. As a

The first instrument was discovered in the 1990’s and dates back to 41,000 B.C according to Our World Our Music by Robert L. Elliot. This indicated that there may have been music during this time it is hard to know what it may have sounded like due to the fact that their notation system may have been different. It wasn’t until the 1800’s did people began recording music (Elliot chapter 2: pg 53). The first form of music was the Gospel and this was because the church was so impactful at this time. It was not until the renaissance that “secular music” became popular. This music involved everything that was not gospel. As time past just like animals music evolved. They began to add more voices, instruments and lyrics. It went from one voice to a polyphony. The resistance was the period in history were all art forms flourished. The rebirth as some may call it was the era where music was officially printed. This had two great impacts: One was that it allowed music to travel across the world without being altered and two it allowed multiple copies to be disturbed across the