{"id":56277,"date":"2020-05-07T11:02:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=56277"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:27:38","slug":"singing-keeps-the-community-spirit-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/singing-keeps-the-community-spirit-alive","title":{"rendered":"Singing keeps the community spirit alive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With the lockdown looming over us and people being restricted, music has become a form of therapy  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-65-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Collective efforts of the choir group Acatude to create a medley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Being cooped up in our own homes has become something we all have become too familiar with. We are social creatures and the current restrictions have become a global social experiment. Yet, what has flourished from our time in isolation is bonding through music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of the lockdown, videos emerged online from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q734VN0N7hw\">Italy<\/a>, where neighbours were singing together on their balconies in an effort to boost morale. We also saw this similar trend spread, with notably Spanish singer Beatriz Berodia who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Odzv_6uky00\">performs <\/a>from her balcony, people join together in harmony in <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/397825398\">Isreal<\/a>, Nujin Hasan from Iraq gives a concert to the residents in his apartment complex, Brazilians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/548183487\/videos\/10158674989718488\/\">sing <\/a>&#8216;Because He Lives&#8217;, along with countless other performances across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2020\/03\/music-and-encouragement-from-balconies-around-world\/608668\/\">world<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People of my hometown <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Siena?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Siena<\/a> sing a popular song from their houses along an empty street to warm their hearts during the Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid_19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid_19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lockdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lockdown<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirusitalia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirusitalia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7EKKMIdXov\">pic.twitter.com\/7EKKMIdXov<\/a><\/p>\u2014 valemercurii \ud83c\udf0d (@valemercurii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valemercurii\/status\/1238234518508777473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>People get together virtually to keep that spirit alive -people who wanted to connect through singing, but also professional choirs and orchestras. This allows them to use an innovative way during lockdown to practice their talent alongside being connected with their friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Virtual A Cappella - The Katy Perry Pop Collection - Interchorus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JOKvint2rP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Virtual A Cappella - The Katy Perry Pop Collection - Interchorus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JOKvint2rP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtually singing also poses difficult obstacles for these singers to use a platform to practice for their lack of physical proximity. 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