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Is Musicality Part of Language?
Saturday, 7 November, 2026
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” — Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLanguage is a defining feature of consciousness, and we take this for granted. Without language we can hardly operate as humans. Our ability to use language is unparalleled among other animals. A conscious human without language is almost a non sequitur...Only humans have developed what humans call music, and refined it to an unparalleled degree. No other animal has made sound a creative art. But creating and responding to music is not seen as a primary criteria that defines us. We can easily imagine a person who can neither create nor appreciate music and, under most circumstances, we’d never know they were different...We don’t know when humans first started using language, but we think the cognitive and physical ability developed as early as 200,000 years ago. On the other hand, we’re even less certain about the emergence of music. Judging from the discovery of the earliest bone flutes, music emerged around 40,000 years ago (Honing 2015). However, it’s most likely there someone at least did some humming during the preceding 160,000 years.LanguageLyricismAre Language and Dance Connected?Everyone Continues to Ignore Altered StatesIndigenous Music and Altered StatesStop Ignoring Your DreamsSound Can Guide Your EmotionsMusic as a PsychedelicDo Dreams Have Rhythm? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/subscribe
