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# From the First Hum This section discusses the origins of music and musical instruments. ## Early Musical Instruments Different communities developed various musical instruments based on natural sounds and tools. Music was often used to communicate, celebrate, work together, and as a form of en...

# From the First Hum This section discusses the origins of music and musical instruments. ## Early Musical Instruments Different communities developed various musical instruments based on natural sounds and tools. Music was often used to communicate, celebrate, work together, and as a form of entertainment. Music traditions were passed down through generations. ### Clapping Solomon Islands. Singing, hand gestures, rhythmic clapping, and dance movements were important aspects of early music. ### Toe-bone Whistle France, 40,000 BCE. Whistles made from animal toe bones (e.g., caribou). Found at early human settlement sites. ### Divje Babe Flute Slovenia, 40,000 BCE. A flute made from an animal bone. Discovered in a cave, it is one of the oldest surviving musical instruments. ### Shaman's Rattle Altai Republic, Russia. A shaman's rattle shaped like a raven, possibly used for spiritual healing and communicating with the spirit world. ### Bull-roarer First Nations Australian. Musical instrument used for communication over long distances. ### Sean-nós Ireland. Unaccompanied Irish songs often embellished with grace notes, sung in the Gaelic language. ### Sounds of the Neanderthals Welsh composer, Simon Thorne, 2009. Reconstructed the sounds Neanderthals might have produced through their voices and tools. ### Katajjaq Inuit, North America. Throat singing, typically performed by two women competing in a duet. ### Montana Grass Dance Navajo, North America. A ceremonial dance, where the dancer sings dramatically. ### Additional Notes * Evidence suggests that musical instruments and traditions existed thousands of years ago and have been passed down through generations. * Methods of creating music in different cultures varied.