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Emily Foulkes talks to Sophie Garner about her work and research on singing for people with brain injuries and her journey to becoming an author of books about creative songwriting with children.

Comparing Aerosol Concentrations and Particle Size Distributions Generated by Singing, Speaking and Breathing

Music, singing and wellbeing for adults living with dementia: a systematic review

Dr Stephen Clift - Professor Emeritus at Canterbury Christ Church University, Visiting Professor at York St John University and Professorial Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health - looks back over 20 years of Singing for Health research.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community singing on mental health-related quality of life of older people: randomised controlled trial

The experience and perceived impact of group singing for men living with cancer: A phenomenological study

Saoirse Finn talks to Dr Daisy Fancourt about her work focusing on the effects of social and cultural participation on health

Dave Camlin - musician, composer, music educator and researcher - explores the building up of a picture of group singing that captures more of its profoundly transformational nature. Difficult to quantify in research terms, but of enormous potential value if it can be captured.

Rosie Adediran talks about singing and writing songs with parents, babies and children

What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults

Vocal coach and choral facilitator Elizabeth Drwal Stuttard presents two films exploring raising proprioceptive awareness in community singers with Parkinson’s through Laban based movement warm-ups integrated into the vocal sessions

Beneficial effects of choir singing on cognition and well-being of older adults: Evidence from a cross-sectional study

Can singing exercises reduce snoring? A pilot study

Sing Your Lungs Out: a qualitative study of a community singing group for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Singing as a health-promoting activity in elderly care: a qualitative, longitudinal study in Norway

The therapeutic effects of singing in neurological disorders

Group Singing Has Multiple Benefits in the Context of Chronic Pain: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Phoene Cave - leading specialist in singing and lung health - gives an audio description of the powerful role singing can play in combatting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Singing Together, Yet Apart: The Experience of UK Choir Members and Facilitators During the Covid-19 Pandemic

A systematic review of mental health and wellbeing outcomes of group singing for adults with a mental health condition

ParkinSong: A Controlled Trial of Singing- Based Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

Dr Sarah Andersen describes her experiences of singing in the tiny Norwegian city of Namsos, and her continuing work to understand more about the wellbeing aspects of singing.

The Therapeutic Effects of Singing in Neurological Disorders

Sandeep Gurrapadi talks about applying his skills as opera singer, composer and educator in community music projects in India

An Agenda for Best Practice Research on Group Singing, Health, and Well-Being

How Participatory Music Engagement Supports Mental Well-being: A Meta-Ethnography

A systematic review on the effects of group singing on persistent pain in people with long‐term health conditions

Group singing as a resource for the development of a healthy public: a study of adult group singing

​Emily Foulkes shares her experiences of developing Singing for Health work linked to Social Prescribing in Cornwall

Effect of singing interventions on symptoms of postnatal depression: three-arm randomised controlled trial

From singing to speaking: facilitating recovery from nonfluent aphasia

Individual Therapeutic Singing Program for Vocal Quality and Depression in Parkinson’s Disease

Becky Moseley-Morgan reveals some fascinating insights into the benefits of singing for mature voices