Music is a pervasive cultural practice that has been present in ancient civilizations through to
the present, yet its evolutionary significance has not been unequivocally determined. One
position suggests that evolution favored music-related behaviors because such behaviors
were linked to sexual selection and reproduction. A more recent perspective that is
consistent with today's evolutionary science framework suggests that music is a cultural-
level adaptation because of the survival advantages it affords members of a community. This …

Music is a pervasive cultural practice that has been present in ancient civilizations through to
the present, yet its evolutionary significance has not been unequivocally determined. One
position suggests that evolution favored music-related behaviors because such behaviors
were linked to sexual selection and reproduction. A more recent perspective that is
consistent with today's evolutionary science framework suggests that music is a cultural-
level adaptation because of the survival advantages it affords members of a community. This …