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    It is not the case that A theory that excludes the communicative emotional bond between artist and audience cannot account for why music across cultures functions as a primary vehicle of communal feeling.

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    • 1.Emotional responses to music are largely learned through cultural conditioning, not innate communicative bonds between artist and audience.
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    • 2.Music may function communally through collective participation and synchrony mechanics rather than emotional transmission from artist intent.
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    • 3.A theory excluding communicative bonds could still explain music's communal function via rhythm, entrainment, and shared acoustic experience.
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    • 1.Music activates mirror neuron systems that synchronize emotional states between performer and listener across cultural boundaries.
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    • 2.Universal communal music practices (lullabies, mourning rituals, celebrations) exist independently of culture-specific theories.
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    • 3.Listeners report experiencing emotional connection to unfamiliar music from distant cultures despite no linguistic comprehension.
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