Sound Voice & Music

04/13/2021

07/22/2020

Mmm... stairwell acoustics!

04/19/2020

Late-night impromptu tribute to John Prine.

03/15/2020

https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/03/recharge-96-homeless-choir/?utm_content=120402613&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-337012153101816

“It makes me stronger, makes my voice stronger.”

02/24/2020

https://bigthink.com/news/ever-get-the-tingles-from-listening-to-good-music-that-part-of-your-brain-will-never-get-lost-to-alzheimers?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1582558625

The part of your brain responsible for ASMR catalogs music, and appears to be a stronghold against Alzheimer's and dementia.

02/19/2020

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/birds-talk-their-eggsand-song-might-help-their-babies-deal-climate-change-180960168/

Embryonic learning—things birds pick up from their parents while still in the egg—may play a bigger role than imagined.

02/16/2020

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-music-has-such-profound-effects-on-the-brain

Why does music give us chills, motivate us to work out and make us feel connected to one another? Neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas explains the power of music and its effects on our brains in her new book, "How Music Can Make You Better."

02/16/2020

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2020/02/03/Pittsburgh-Concert-Chorale-chorus-singing-health-Pittsburgh-Mendelssohn-Choir/stories/202001290111?fbclid=IwAR3OC44k_iQMhpgINSX90PUpw0b_ovTsB2gY8xmgTI_sTNhsAWPXgvIEMEw&utm_content=115712387&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-337012153101816

A recent study states that singing in groups has been linked to better mental health, a sense of community, healthy aging and more.