{"id":70005,"date":"2024-12-12T16:25:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=70005"},"modified":"2025-01-19T12:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:36:10","slug":"could-welsh-choirs-be-the-antidote-to-gen-zs-loneliness-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/12\/12\/could-welsh-choirs-be-the-antidote-to-gen-zs-loneliness-epidemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Welsh choirs be the antidote to gen Z&#8217;s loneliness epidemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">While young people increasingly seek connection online, the Choirs For Good\u2019s Wellbeing Award this November suggests the answer to combating loneliness could lie in Welsh history books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Illustration-correct-size.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Research shows that group singing helps to forge social bonds and improve participants&#8217; overall health and wellbeing | Illustration: Eva Cahill <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The harmonising \u2018lahhhs\u2019 of the Christmas classic Rocking Around the Christmas Tree seep from the half-ajar windows of an artificially lit church hall in Bridgend. Stepping inside you\u2019re greeted with big smiles, tea and biscuits, and a question: \u201cWhat section will you be singing for then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many other choirs across Wales, The Choir for Good is rehearsing for their upcoming Christmas concerts. While Christmas may be a busy time for these communities, it is a lonely time for a lot of individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/950868\/feelings-of-loneliness-during-christmas-in-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">17%<\/a> of people feel lonelier at Christmas, according to a survey by data and business intelligence platform Statista. While loneliness is often associated with the elderly, a Welsh wellbeing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcpp.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Age-and-loneliness-in-Wales.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> found young people to be the loneliest generation in Wales. A huge 70% of Brits aged 16-24 say they experience loneliness, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk\/library\/lonely-nation-ending-loneliness-among-older-people\">research<\/a> from the Centre of Social Justice this October<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The warmth of community among the singers in Bridgend\u2019s choir begs an important question: could Welsh choirs help to combat gen Z\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/12\/08\/getting-creative-to-avoid-loneliness-through-the-financial-crisis\/\">loneliness<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choirs are seen as synonymous with Welsh culture, but there\u2019s more to the \u201cLand of Song\u201d than just the singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historian Gareth Williams explains, from their outset in the 19th century, the male choir gave men a &#8220;sense of belonging, community and identity&#8221;. These choirs provided a third space for single young men to spend time with each other amid a backdrop of gruelling industrial work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average age of choristers has steadily increased since the 19th century, but the well-being benefits of community-based choirs have remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Leicester <a href=\"https:\/\/le.ac.uk\/news\/2019\/january\/15-singing-work-reduces-stress-loneliness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> workplace choir singing to create an 86% reduction in feelings of loneliness and a 96% reduction in stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choirs for Good won best wellbeing service in Wales this November and one of their choir managers, Ruth Haugen, feels her ensembles have \u201cdefinitely\u201d helped people with loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/0sfByUaVTgo\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bridgend&#8217;s Choirs For Good sing Somewhere in My Memory by John Williams, the signature song from Home Alone which they will be performing this at their upcoming Christmas Concerts, which aim to raise money for Alzheimer&#8217;s Society | Video credit: Choirs for Good<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collapse of community<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century, choirs provided a third space for young men in south Wales to socialise, but nowadays young people are increasingly turning to social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People aged between 18 and 24 are spending an average of six hours online this November, up from last year\u2019s four hours and 36 minutes, says a study published by media regulator Ofcom this November. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poppy Shingler is 18 years old, making her one of the youngest members of Bridgend\u2019s Choir for Good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says: \u201cI think a lot of people just spend their free time on social media, video games things like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choirs are good to get you out of the house, otherwise I might have spent my gap year just scrolling,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bog-cropped-illustration-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70065 size-full\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Bog-cropped-illustration-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70065 size-full\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Another young choir member, Carrie Taylor agreed, explaining social media takes up a lot of her peers\u2019 free time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adolescents who spend more than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapsychiatry\/fullarticle\/2749480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three hours daily on social media<\/a> have heightened risks of loneliness, depression, and suicide, research by JAMA Psychiatry has revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is perhaps unsurprising then that research body Onward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukonward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Age-of-Alienation-Onward.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> gen Z to be experiencing a \u201ccollapse of community\u201d: young people are half as likely to speak to their neighbours as they were in 1998, and one in five 18-34-year-olds say they have \u201cone or fewer close friends\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A big family<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, from the men\u2019s choir in Port Talbot, to Allegra, an all-ladies choir in Newport, to a Cardiff-based homeless choir called The Choir with No Name, the one word which kept cropping up was \u201cfamily\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angela Hiscocks, chairperson of Allegra, says: \u201cIt\u2019s not just being at choir, it\u2019s the support a group of people gives you when you\u2019re feeling lonely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She recalled how the choir helped her when she was going through a divorce after 32 years of marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt really helped me focus my mind on things other than, I\u2019m on my own now,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Thomas, choir director of Pelenna Valley Choir, echoed this experience. He said the camaraderie and discipline in a male voice choir is a strong draw for ex-military men who might struggle to adjust to a more solitary life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"70072\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-770x385.jpg 770w, 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Main-image-CFG-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bridgend&#8217;s Choirs For Good rehearsing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"70073\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-1024x512.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"70073\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Mens-choir-right-size.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pelenna Male Choir rehearsing in Port Talbot <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The choirs meet weekly and rehearse for their upcoming concerts | Image credits: Eva Cahill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:333px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-70075\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1024x512.jpg\" style=\"object-position:2% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"2% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-70075\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1024x512.jpg\" style=\"object-position:2% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"2% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Boxout-purlpe.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Did you know that singing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cb5a020e26b66948b114ca017caf5857\"> Improves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/40285902?seq=18#page_scan_tab_contents\">immune system<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6f621d849dd6245bc5a93250bf1976b4\">Can help to alleviate <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15327342\/\">chronic pain<\/a> for up to 6 months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3712cbab887d91f6a336852da8b17a8e\">Activates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/353844395_The_effect_of_music_and_vagus_nerve_to_improve_various_Diseases\">vagal nerve<\/a>, part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which. enables our body to relax faster after experiencing stress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-130f1bcd068d550fe5d455fdcb6709b7\">Improves <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5131649\/#:~:text=Observational%20studies%20have%20found%20that,and%20helpful%20by%20respiratory%20patients.&amp;text=This%20is%20supported%20by%20the,have%20had%20COPD%20or%20asthma.\">lung function<\/a>, and can help people with asthma.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7618328439ba9e090f1ecab54c815fc3\">Releases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0892199717302230\">\u201cfeel good hormones\u201d<\/a> such as endorphins, dopamine and serotonin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choirs are posh<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Choirs then seem to be the perfect opportunity for younger generations to reconnect with their community. 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