I was painfully shy in college, so I kept my mouth shut during discussions and sidestepped courses requiring speeches. Ironically, I went on to teach college, which meant lecturing to roomfuls of ...

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 ...

The physical and psychological benefits of choral singing have become crystal clear in recent years. Less certain is precisely why joining voices in song is so powerful. Is it connection with a ...

"Exercise is one of the few activities in life that is indisputably good for us," writes Daniel H. Pink in his new book, "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing." "Choral singing might be the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathy Caprino, M.A. covers careers, leadership and personal growth. As a lifelong singer and performer, I, like so many others who ...

A FEW MONTHS ago Emilia Olsson, a social worker in Sweden, received an email from her amateur choir informing her that, because of covid-19, there would be no rehearsals for a couple of weeks. Then ...

Tom Llamas speaks with children in the choir who were part of today’s historic ‘Concert for Peace.’ The young singers, coming ...

At 7:03 p.m. on a recent night, conductor Lynn Staininger asked the pianist to sound the correct pitch. She counted to three, and the Frederick County classroom filled with song. The choir’s rendition ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Choruses are a pandemic no-no, but there is a solution. One music-starved writer joined a drive-in rehearsal. Bryce Denney plays the piano for a drive-in choir in Stow, ...

The School of Music at Truett McConnell University is inviting singers from across North Georgia to join its annual Community ...

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North High School teacher Katy Lushman has always loved singing in choirs and drinking at happy hour. In 2018, she brought the two activities together and formed the Denver Choir League. In the years ...