Sub-Theme 3.3: About

From the AIRS Milestone Document

With a focus on direct benefits of singing for psychological and physical health, Jennifer Nicol (University of Saskatchewan) will lead the examination of such issues as (1) the relative advantage of active versus passive singing in hospital settings and homes for seniors, working with Bradley Vines on the West Coast and Young at Heart Musical Theatre Group for Seniors on the East Coast (2) a grounded theory explaining choir members’ understanding of singing as a health promoting activity (3) the role that singing can play in providing enjoyable breathing exercises for chronic and/or terminal lung disease, with pulmonary physician Dr. Janice Richman-Eisenstat (4) the role of singing in high school retention, where education has direct health benefits (5) the benefits of singing for language rehabilitation of stroke victims (6) the role of singing in Alzheimer’s disease and in normal aging (7) the role of singing lessons on later life singers.

 

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