by Sarah Garden | Mar 20, 2017 | News
You were born to sing and there is nothing more uplifting than singing with others. It has been scientifically proven to improve mood and generate a sense of community. But people sometimes hold on to fears or preconceptions which prevent them from accessing this...
by Sarah Garden | Mar 20, 2017 | News
Participants of Sing Together would like to invite anyone who enjoys singing to join them in St Mary’s Hall in Carrick on Shannon where we will learn to sing easy harmony songs and rounds. We do a bit of everything – Gospel, Pop, Sacred, Folk and songs as...
by Sarah Garden | Mar 7, 2017 | News
In 2015 a research team from the Royal College of Music’s Centre for Performance Science gathered data from a concert of music by Eric Whitacre. The team asked how singing affected the health and well-being of the musicians and the audience. They found: • Stress...
by Sarah Garden | Jan 23, 2017 | News
“Entertainment is one thing, but the INtertainment – when a room full of strangers get together in a room to sing – is profound” Bobby McFerrin. Take a look at this great piece of music made up on the spot with room full of strangers. ITs from...
by Sarah Garden | Jan 6, 2017 | News
Everyone can sing – and for some groups, singing is positively life giving. In 2007 documentary maker Tim Sameuls made a BBC2 documentary exposing the scandal of older people living alone, isolated or bored and lonely in ‘rest homes’. Samuels pulled together the...
