Developing the Art of Music 



Music Is a combination of sounds blended In harmony. 

 It has its origin in the action of Nature. It is man's attempt 

 to garner all the sounds of Nature and to regulate and con- 

 trol them. It is his attempt to imitate the voice of Nature. 

 We have the elements of all music about us as we walk 

 through the fields and forests. The singing of the birds is 

 an expression of their joy and happiness. The sighing of 

 the wmd through the tree tops, the humming of the bees, 

 the chirping of the crickets, the singing of the Insects, the 

 croaking of the frogs, the murmuring of the streams, the 

 rumbling of the waterfalls and the roar of the thunder are 

 all elemental forms of music. Primitive humming, whistling 

 and chanting were, perhaps, man's first attempt to Imitate 

 these sounds. 



The Evolution of Musical Instruments. 



Primitive man learned that he could not reproduce 

 all the sounds of the voice of Nature with his vocal organs 

 and that there were other ways of imitating these sounds. 

 In prehistoric times, he made his living largely by the 

 use of the bow and arrow. He learned that he could 

 strike a more telling blow and at farther and safer distance 

 with a flint tipped arrow propelled by the quickly released 

 tension of a bow than he could with his hands or with a club. 

 His bow was bent with a string made from the hide or 

 tendon of some animal that he had killed. When the bow 

 string was released, there was a twang and a vibrating hum- 

 ming noise. He made use of all parts of the animals that he 

 killed. Their skins were dried and tanned and used for 



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