This research was conducted by Nick Alan Joseph Stewart and Adam Jonathan Lonsdale at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Brookes University, UK
This paper looks at whether singing in a choir leads to greater psychological wellbeing compared to team sports and solo singing. The authors recruited 375 participants …
This research was conducted by Betty A. Bailey and Jane W. Davidson at the University of Sheffield, UK
Singing in a group can bring profound positive emotional results, though the exact nature of the benefits may vary with the singer’s background. This study examined the experiences of Canadian singing groups, …
This research was conducted by Björn Vickhoff and eight others at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and five other organisations.
This paper describes a study that showed how group singing affected the heart rate of 15 healthy 18 year olds in Sweden. They all spent five minutes humming, five minutes …
This research was conducted by Gene D. Cohen and five others at George Washington University and other institutions, USA
This paper reports the results of a study into the effects of a cultural programme on the physical and mental health of the elderly. The research is based on a study …
This research was conducted by Gunter Kreutz, Stephan Bongard, Sonja Rohrmann, Volker Hodapp, and Dorothee Grebe at Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany [Now at the University of Oldenburg, Germany]
The research compared the levels of immunoglobulin A (S-IgA), cortisol and emotional states of people after they had participated in …
This research was conducted by Stephen Clift and Grenville Hancox at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
This paper reports the results of a study of 1124 choral singers from Australia, Germany and England. The choirs varied greatly in character, make-up and repertoire. The study asked about people’s singing experiences and …
This research was conducted by Genevieve von Lob, Paul Camic and Stephen Clift at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
The paper reports a series of interviews conducted with 16 people who had experienced an adverse life event (or multiple events) and were also members of a choir. These people used …