Music is perhaps man’s greatest and most unique fantasy that pervades every language, culture, race, religion, class and society. The origin of music cannot be determined definitively, but some suggest that the origin of music likely stems from naturally occurring sounds and rhythms. Human music may echo these phenomena using patterns, repetition and tonality. Even today, some cultures have certain instances of their music intending to imitate natural sounds. In some instances, this feature is related to shamanistic beliefs or practice.[1][2] It may also serve entertainment (game)[3][4] or practical (luring animals in hunt)[3] functions.
Even aside from the bird song, monkeys have been witnessed  beating on hollow logs. Although this might serve some purpose of territorialism, it suggests a degree of creativity and seems to incorporate a call-and- response dialogue.
Explanations of the origin of music depend on how music is defined. If we assume that music is a form of intentional emotional manipulation, music as we know it was not possible until the onset of intentionality – the ability to reflect about the past and the future. Between 60,000 and 30,000 years ago, humans started creating art in the form of paintings on cave walls, jewellery and so on (the “cultural explosion”). They also started to bury their dead ceremonially. If we assume that these new forms of behaviour reflect the emergence of intentionality, then music as we know it must also have emerged during that period.(Source :Wikipedia)
Whatever is its origin the reality today is that music is an integral component of every culture and is one of the largest industries within the field of entertainment. Therefore, its economic and commercial roles have assumed greater proportions.
Against this backdrop, it is encouraging to learn that Guyana is seeking to establish, within the music industry, a scheme that would give youths the opportunity to further their careers in music, even if they are financially incapable of doing so.
This is according to Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony, during an interview with the Guyana Chronicle Friday at his Main Street office.
The proposed initiative, he said, would not only benefit persons in the field of music, but also work well in terms of national development.
Describing the venture as a step in the right direction, since there are a lot of persons that have shown interest in learning music, Dr Anthony said no time will be wasted in pursuing the project.
“We want to develop a system similar to what the Venezuelans have,” he said. “They have a youth orchestra system … what they have in that country is a lot of poor communities have children being offered an opportunity  to play an instrument, and many of them have gone on to playing classical music at the highest level, because they were trained to do so.”
The minister is right, because we have enormous talent in the field of music, but unfortunately not many are getting the break to make it really big and those who have  done so are mainly foreign based such as Eddie Grant, Dave Martins, Timeka Marshall among others.
One good move already made is the establishment of a school of music. What is needed is a dedicated, creative and innovative staff to transform the school into an institution of the highest standard.
What is also sorely needed to set our music industry on a blazing trail is a state-of-the art recording studio for our budding singers. It is virtually impossible to develop a music industry in the absence of such a facility.
There is also a need to push the teaching of music in our education system. At the moment, very few of our learning institutions are properly equipped to teach music and this is something that we should not allow to linger; rather, we should address it with some level of expediency. In this regard, the Ministries of Culture, Youth and Sport and Education may need to work collaboratively.