Researchers have made new discoveries on the benefits of choir singing which may include positive effects on cognitive functioning similar to playing an instrument. Alongside the effects of lifestyle, ...

While aging can be a life period characterized by vitality, happiness, and well-being, it is all too often also accompanied by a gradual decline in cognitive functions, which can cause significant ...

Group singing is proving more than just an enjoyable pastime or tradition. It’s becoming an antidote to loneliness and ...

“At this fraught moment when everyone is politically polarized, lonely, disillusioned, and cringe-averse, choirs are attracting a new generation of singers,” writes Elizabeth Endicott.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pentikäinen and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study, with participants recruited through ...

The choir met on Wednesdays in a London church, and if the Tube was on strike, it took Hazel Hardy two buses across the city to get there — but no matter. By the time she entered the hall, she says, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skagit Valley Chorale members Mark Backlund and his wife, Ruth, embrace in their Anacortes, Wash., home March 27 during their ...

Callie Terrell dresses up just once a week now — for church. It was Sunday morning and services were starting, so Terrell made her way in her ruffly blue blouse, hoop earrings and done-up short hair ...

Groups like Pub Choir are inviting people to sing together for just one night – no audition, no commitment and no talent required.

Voices of the Desert Choir will sing "I Want to Know What Love Is" at the band's Sunday night concert.

Alongside the effects of lifestyle, including physical exercise and diet, on aging, research has increasingly turned its attention to the potential cognitive benefits of musical hobbies. However, such ...