Page 75 - Hmmm M the Humdinger Flipbook for HARP Sept 27 2020

Musicians and Musicologists

I was delighted to hear so many aspects of humming, one of the

most neglected and at the same time, one of the crucially

important for all human being's vocal activities, woven into the

story so ably!

Introducing this story to our small listeners can have profound

importance to them, as humming comes from unimaginable

depths of our evolutionary prehistory, originating millions of years

earlier than our speech. Deeper evolutionary roots naturally mean

a more effective connection to human emotional life. Humming

can do magics in creating emotions, transferring emotions to

others, connecting us to nature. And all this natural wisdom is

presented wrapped in a delightfully engaging story. I am

impressed!

- Joseph Jordania, ethnomusicologist and evolutionary

musicologist. Honorary Fellow Melbourne Conservatorium

of Music, University of Melbourne, Australia