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Why You Should Join a Choir
Why the choir camaraderie? One reason: singing together is a low-cost, inclusive activity. Plus, recent studies show that singing with others helps bolster social cohesion, as well as providing numerous physical benefits, from lowering blood pressure and cortisol levels to bolstering lung health. Group singing is on the rise, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Dr. Frank Russo, a psychology Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, who studies the science behind what happens physically, mentally, and to our sense of connection when we sing together, pointed to the recent World Cup as an example.
“Thousands of people who may never have met are synchronizing their voices, movements, and attention around a shared identity. For a few minutes, they behave almost like a single coordinated social unit,” he says, explaining that by singing together, fans bolster their connection and collective identity. “People sing because they feel united, but the act of singing may make them feel more united.”
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