Music as a Cultural Inheritance System: A Contextual-Behavioral Model of Symbolism, Meaning, and the Value of Music

Abstract

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 article explores the selection mechanisms responsible for the retention and transmission of music-related behaviors. Music is proposed to be a complex symbolic inheritance system, or an advanced form of relational responding, that required cooperation to develop and further facilitated unity and affinity among groups of people. The aggregate product of this cooperation is then assigned meaning and selected by the contingencies of a particular sociocultural community. Music may thus occasion similar values-consistent behavior (i.e., within the values system of the community) across groups of people. Implications for the role of music in promoting the well-being of a culture are examined.

Application of Prediction Model Using Parallel Computing in Music Cultural Facilities

“…Music culture has become an emerging industry under the environment of rapid development of cultural undertakings and economy, and finally become a brand-new music culture industry. Music culture facilities are the main material space carrier of music culture, which enriches the industrial content and realizes the expansion of industrial linkage [18]. As an emerging industry, the rapid development of music culture industry should be combined with the ways of industrial development and diversified binding with coordinated development, so as to increase the industrial share in the market and strengthen industrial publicity.…”

Intelligent Layout of Music and Cultural Facilities Based on Heterogeneous Cellular Network

“…In general, the subjects showed a more positive attitude towards music cultural institutions, except for the elements of voluntary investment. Among them, the initiative of voluntary watching, supervision, and participation is relatively high, the initiative of voluntary public relations, entertainment, and discussion is relatively low, and the elements of voluntary investment are relatively passive [14]. It can be seen that the residents have a positive attitude towards music and cultural institutions, and the people have a high enthusiasm for music and cultural institutions.…”

Internet-era patterns of protection and inheritance methods for Minangkabau talempong pacik music

“…In order for students to accept and incorporate talempong pacik into their hearts, it is imperative that new media technologies be utilized in the transmission of talempong pacik music, and making kids the primary focus of learning must be a priority. As an inheritance approach, this pattern is extremely pertinent and contextual in activating the ambience of the talempong pacik music inheritance class; albeit the offered content could be expanded [19], the potential of new media in the internet era must be utilized as effectively as possible in order to create a more engaging and experiential educational environment. Emerging as new forces in music education, new media technologies enable music teachers to use a variety of multimedia technology [20], and this can enhance the classroom appreciation of talempong pacik music.…”