why we need music in our life?

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Why Do We Need Music?
Scholars Mull Evolutionary Role of Tunes
by Matt Creson
NEW YORK (AP) -We hear it everywhere: in shopping malls, concert halls, carpools andcathedrals. Even when there is none playing, we often hear it insideour heads. Because music occupies so much of our lives, could it haveplayed an important role in the development of the species?
Some scientists have recently proposed that music may have been anevolutionary adaptation, like upright walking or spoken language, thatarose early in human history and helped the species survive. "Of courseit‘s utter speculation," says David Huron, a professor of music at TheOhio State University in Columbus.