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“The only thing better than singing is
more singing“
-Ella Fitzgerald
… the power of a chorus of 100+ voices sharing the sound and spirit of choral
singing with their families and neighbours;
…being a part of a unique community effort that builds friendships and promotes
health and wellness* by sharing the gift of music.
*Research by the Chorus Impact Study conducted by Chorus America (2003; 2009), Stacey et
al.’s (2002) report on 20,000 Voices, and Bohan’s (2005) qualitative exploration of White and
Holley’s (2001) philosophy – offer some support for the claim that community singing generates a
range of positive impacts which are beneficial for promoting health and wellbeing on both an
individual and communal level.
“For me, now, the space and place I live in is stamped with the
experiences of singing with the choir…a virtual village of belonging, that
has made this my home”. (Gridley, 2008, p.305”
♫ can help people come more easily to terms with grieving and loss, and
can help you to accept certain very testing emotions, to sink into them
and know that by surrendering to them, you can free yourself
And if you want more of the stuff that makes you feel
good naturally - the good chemicals we produce in our
bodies when we do good things - you will be
encouraged to know that singing releases natural
opiates, and endorphins
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In January, February and March 2014 these
small community choruses will participate in
weekly, learning workshops coached by NCS
members and documented on film.
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90 Community Voices
The City of Greater Rainbow School Board
Sudbury
♫ RH Murray PS, Whitefish :10
♫ Pioneer Manor and Alzheimer’s
Society residents, family and ♫ Nesbitt PS, Sudbury: 23
caregivers : 10
♫ MSS GR 11 vocal class: 16
♫ Sudbury and District Health
Unit : staff ♫ Monetville PS: 10
♫ Walden PS : 16
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The Next
Steps….
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Coaching:
Nickel City Sound will provide the coaching for each
chorus. Wanda Olsen, the director of NCS will work with
volunteer coaches from the chorus to teach the
songs and provide the barbershop music and learning
tools.
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Promotion and
Documentation:
Leanne Lavoie of the Human League will
lead tasks related to promotion, resource
development, communications and project
documentation.
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Project and Performance
Coordination
The WIS planning committee and volunteers will work with
Judith Duncan to produce the festival events.
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Rehearsals, Singing and
Enthusiasm
Representatives the Rainbow School Board and The
Greater City of Sudbury will recruit and support
singers and the choruses and venues.
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Are You Excited Yet?
WE ARE!!!!!
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Resources
• Bailey, B.A. and Davidson, J.W. (2005) Effects of group singing and performance for
marginalized and middle-class singers, Psychology of Music, 33(3), pp. 269-303.
• Beck, R.J., Cesario, T.C., Yousefi, A. and Enamoto,H. (2000) Choral singing, performance
perception,and immune system changes in salivary immunoglobulin A and cortisol, Music
Perception,18 (1), pp.87-106.
• Clift, S.M. and Hancox, G. (2001) The perceived benefits of singing: findings from preliminary
surveys of a university college choral society, Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion
of Health, 121 (4), pp.248-256.
• Cohen, G.D., Perlstein, S., Chapline, J., Kelly, J.,Firth, K.M. and Simmens, S. (2006) The
impact of professionally conducted cultural programs on thephysical health, mental health,
and social functioning of older adults, The Gerontologist
• Heather Gridley, Jill Astbury, Jenny Sharples & Carolina Aguirre 2011, Benefits of
group singing for community mental health and wellbeing, Victorian Health
Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), Carlton, Australia.
• Sidney De Haan Reports: 6 © Sidney De Haan Research
Centre for Arts and HealthAuthors: Stephen Clift, Grenville
Hancox, Ian Morrison, Bärbel Hess, Don Stewart and
Gunter Kreutz Published in 2008 ISBN: 978-1-899253-31-
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