Why Singing is Good for You
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It’s relaxing. Various studies show that singing benefits your mental health, and that singing in a group increases oxytocin levels, which reduces stress. It also makes you breathe more deeply, and with more awareness.
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It keeps your brain young. You are exercising your brain and memory skills when learning new lyrics and melodies.
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It prevents snoring, and exercises your facial muscles.
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It improves your social life. It helps you to meet people with similar interests, and make new friends.
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Choir singers are better citizens. Choir members are usually more empathic with the people around them and more generous with their time towards volunteering and charity tasks in their communities.
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You'll become a better listener. Singing improves your musical ear and you’ll start to listen with a deeper level of appreciation and understanding. You learn to recognise more subtlety in vocal performances and in music itself.
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It boosts your self-confidence. You become part of a new social community, become a better singer and gain more performance experience.
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Self expression! Singing is a natural and global form of human expression. You don’t have to consider yourself good at singing to participate and benefit from it socially, physically and/ or psychologically. It can also enhance your sense of creativity.