Choir singers without rehearsals and concerts? A questionnaire study on perceived losses from restricting choral singing during the Covid-19 pandemic

T Theorell, J Kowalski, AML Theorell, EB Horwitz - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Choir singing is an activity that engages individuals all over the world with a
broad demographic representation. Both qualitative and quantitative studies have examined …

Singing together, yet apart: The experience of UK choir members and facilitators during the Covid-19 pandemic

H Daffern, K Balmer, J Brereton - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Covid-19 induced United Kingdom-wide lockdown in 2020 saw choirs face a unique
situation of trying to continue without being able to meet in-person. Live networked …

Safer singing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: what we know and what we don't

MR Naunheim, J Bock, PA Doucette, M Hoch, I Howell… - Journal of Voice, 2021 - jvoice.org
INTRODUCTION While the novel coronavirus outbreak has profoundly altered health care
systems across the globe, it has also affected similar change and devastation on the social …

Singing for a better life: Choral singing and public health

AH Balsnes - Music and public health: A Nordic perspective, 2018 - Springer
How can choral singing promote public health? This question is discussed on the basis of
choir members' stories about choral singing drawn from various qualitative studies where …

Exploring the perceived health benefits of singing in a choir: an international cross-sectional mixed-methods study

H Moss, J Lynch, J O'donoghue - Perspectives in Public …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: This mixed-methods exploratory study investigates the perceived health benefits of
singing in a choir from an international sample of choristers. Method: An online …

What do singers say about the effects of choral singing on physical health?-Findings from a survey of choristers in Australia, England and Germany

S Clift, G Hancox, I Morrison, B Hess, G Kreutz… - ESCOM 2009: 7th …, 2009 - jyx.jyu.fi
This paper presents evidence on choral singers' perceptions of the physical health benefits
of choral singing. It is based on a thematic analysis of answers given to a single open …

How health-focused choirs adapted to the virtual world during the COVID-19 pandemic–an international survey

J Tamplin, Z Thompson - The Arts in Psychotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the operation of choirs around the world due
to the high-risk nature of group singing for disease transmission. These risks are even …

'Singing has empowered, enchanted and enthralled me'-choirs for wellbeing?

K Batt-Rawden, S Andersen - Health Promotion International, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Singing in groups is a global phenomenon and there is a growing body of evidence that
singing can affect health and wellbeing. This is the first gender-based study to explore how …

COVID-19 after effects: concerns for singers

L Helding, TL Carroll, J Nix, MM Johns, WD LeBorgne… - Journal of Voice, 2022 - jvoice.org
Research on the aftereffects of COVID-19 is emerging, but predictions can be made from
similar coronaviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East …

Songbirds must sing: how artistic voice users perceive their voice in times of COVID-19

A Primov-Fever, I Roziner, O Amir - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a critical disruption in the music and
performing arts industry, and affected singers and other artists. This study was designed to …