[HTML][HTML] Large-scale iterated singing experiments reveal oral transmission mechanisms underlying music evolution

M Anglada-Tort, PMC Harrison, H Lee, N Jacoby - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Speech and song have been transmitted orally for countless human generations, changing
over time under the influence of biological, cognitive, and cultural pressures. Cross-cultural …

[HTML][HTML] Melodic universals emerge or are sustained through cultural evolution

T Verhoef, A Ravignani - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
To understand why music is structured the way it is, we need an explanation that accounts
for both the universality and variability found in musical traditions. Here we test whether …

The evolution of human music in light of increased prosocial behavior: a new model

A Nikolsky, A Benítez-Burraco - Physics of Life Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Together with language, music is perhaps our most distinctive behavioral trait. Following the
lead of evolutionary linguistic research, different hypotheses have been proposed to explain …

Cultural evolution of music and language

Music and language are both forms of communication universally observed across human
societies, prompting researchers to investigate why and how they evolved. Such research …

Studying the effect of oral transmission on melodic structure using online iterated singing experiments

M Anglada-Tort, PMC Harrison, N Jacoby - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Since generations, singing and speech have been mainly transmitted orally. How does oral
transmission shape the evolution of music? Here, we developed a method for conducting …

[图书][B] The Routledge companion to music theory pedagogy

L VanHandel - 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy Page 1 THE ROUTLEDGE
COMPANION TO MUSIC THEORY PEDAGOGY Today’s music theory instructors face a …

Human aggression and music evolution: a model

Together with language, music is perhaps our most distinctive behavioral trait. Following the
lead of paleolinguistic research, different hypotheses have been proposed to explain why …

Core principles of melodic organisation emerge from transmission chains with random melodies

T Popescu, J Walther, M Rohrmeier - Available at SSRN 4173444, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
Music is a product of biological and cultural evolution. One major motor of the latter is
cultural transmission, subject to cognitive bottlenecks and copying errors. Cultural …

[图书][B] Exploring the structure of Germanic folksong

A Brinkman - 2020 - search.proquest.com
The history of musical development in cultural groups across Europe is vast and varied. We
know, for instance, that groups of people use music as a way of both creating social …

[PDF][PDF] Studying the Effect of Oral Transmission on Melodic Structure using Online Iterated Singing

M Anglada-Tort, P Harrison, N Jacoby - … of the Annual Meeting of the …, 2022 - pure.mpg.de
Since generations, singing and speech have been mainly transmitted orally. How does oral
transmission shape the evolution of music? Here, we developed a method for conducting …