Remember singing in a school choir? Pop-up choirs are reclaiming that nostalgia

Pop-up choirs are reviving the joy of group singing for Delhiites, offering a nostalgic throwback to school days. These ...
Phys.org

Don't give up singing—research shows that we need it

Singing releases happy hormones, reduces stress hormones and strengthens muscles and bones. You improve your posture when standing and singing, whether in a choir, at school or at home in the shower.
BBC

Why singing is surprisingly good for your health

From boosting the brain to reducing pain, joining others in song can bring some wide-ranging benefits. It's that time of year when the air starts to tinkle with angelic voices – or ring with the ...
Prevention

6 Ways Singing Is Surprisingly Beneficial To Your Health

For many of us, our formal singing experience begins—and ends—with a quasi-traumatizing school choir. But believe it or not, more than 32 million American adults sing regularly in some 270,000 ...
Inc

Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Science Offers an Unexpected Suggestion: Try Singing

All of which makes for a pretty compelling case for having a hobby. But which hobby should you choose? That is, of course, an entirely personal decision based on your talents and preferences, but if ...
Phys.org

Study reveals the multifaceted role of singing in children's lives

The doctoral dissertation by Analía Capponi-Savolainen explores the singing experiences of 6–7-year-old first-grade children in a culturally diverse school in Finland's capital region. The ...
Nature

Singing for Lung Health—a systematic review of the literature and consensus statement

There is growing interest in Singing for Lung Health (SLH), an approach where patients with respiratory disease take part in singing groups, intended to improve their condition. A consensus group was ...
LGBTQ Nation

“Singing activist” Gregory Marks had a long career helping LGBTQ+ people mourn

Marks followed up those lessons with a music major at San Francisco State University, where he joined the College Opera Guild ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Singing Mice Squeak Back and Forth—and Don’t Interrupt. Scientists Found the Brain Pathway Behind Their Impressive Songs

An illustration of an Alston’s singing mouse from the 1882 publication Biologia Centrali-Americana: Mammalia Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When it comes to conversation, the closest the animal ...
Cal Alumni Association

The New Science of Singing Together

A decade ago, any mention of a choir would probably have brought Sunday morning hymns to mind. Which is good news—for singing in a choir is beneficial in a number of different ways. We’ve just ...
xxlmag

These Are the Best Singing Rappers Who Make You Forget They Rap

Different genres and sounds of music are all related to each other in some way. That means there aren't many genres that are closer together than rap and R&B, two pillars of Black music. Central to ...