Covid and Music I have wondered why Italians started singing (together) from their balconies. That I love Italian opera is a given, but still… Probably many more examples from around the globe. But why? I found some explanation right here:. This article is written by music neuroscientists. It seems to be more complicated than first assumed. Quote: “Music is universal — no human culture exists without it. Even if we only tap or move along, our universal response to music is to join in. This inclination is deeply rooted in neurobiology — our brain’s neural motor, or movement, system lights up when we hear music, even if we appear to be remaining still. This is a very funny observation. Are we as humans hard-wired for music? It seems so. Maybe even hard-wired for sound. If so, sound is at the same level as our sight.