Opera has always lived at the crossroads of emotion and discipline. A single performance can shape a singer’s future, opening ...

Singing songs by Elvis Presley and The Beatles could do more than lift spirits - it might also improve the quality of life for patients with chronic lung diseases like COPD and ILD, according to new ...

Singing-based group rehabilitation can support communication and speech production in stroke survivors who have difficulty comprehending or producing language (aphasia). Caregivers also benefited from ...

A new study shows male zebra finches must sing every day to keep their vocal muscles in shape. Females prefer the songs of males that did their daily vocal workout. Why do songbirds sing so much? Well ...

A growing body of research indicates that music can be a form of therapy — especially singing with others — to improve your mental health. But it’s OK if you are not the next "American Idol." Music ...

American philosopher and psychologist William James once said, "I don't sing because I'm happy. I'm happy because I sing." Now, a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine study has ...

Stroke patients who struggle to communicate may regain their abilities by singing in a choir, a new study suggests. Music therapy is not a new concept, but the use of singing – particularly choral ...

The doctoral dissertation by Analía Capponi-Savolainen explores the singing experiences of 6–7-year-old first-grade children in a culturally diverse school in Finland’s capital region. The ...

People with Parkinson's are being asked to help with a study exploring if singing can improve facial mobility and expression capability. The study is a partnership between the University of Suffolk's ...

A new major research project conducted by Imperial College London, University of Bristol, Wexham Park Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and Royal Brompton Hospital has explored the impact of ...

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 ...

A Good Memories performance in the Buchanan Chapel at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago. The Good Memories choir is for early-stage memory loss and their care partners to sing together. Singing can ...