The new My Therapy Space Choir: SING OUT is about to begin and we are sooo excited!
Our Sing Out choir is a program that has specifically been designed for people with special needs. Anyone aged from 10 to adults, with a love of singing and music is welcome to join us. We will be singing in harmonies and will be focused on working as a team that has a group goal of creating wonderful music together.
SING OUT will have three key goals:
- Personal impact – Singing improves our sense of happiness. This is because of a release of positive neurochemicals β-endorphin, dopamine and serotonin. Active singing has been proven to be more beneficial and a more positive technique than passively listening to music.
- Social impact – When singing in a choir we feel apart of a community – Everyone in the choir is essential for the ensemble to make the songs come alive. This in itself gives an individual involved in the choir a sense of purpose and a reason to commit to the rehearsals.
- Cognitive and physiological impact – Committing to a choir is agreeing to practising in-between rehearsals and learning all the exercises given by the choir leader. A lot of different vocal and breathing exercises will be taught in this choir. An added benefit is that the breathing exercises can also be used to control our breathing. This can be very useful for people who suffer from anxiety and stress.
With these key goals acting as the foundation of the choir SING OUT, it is sure to be a positive and safe environment for all the choir members to freely enjoy singing together as a group and have a lot of fun while doing it! We can’t wait for you to come and join us!!