'Choir singing improves health, happiness - and is the perfect ice-breaker.'
Jacques Launay, Postdoctoral Researcher in Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
There's a very interesting article by Jacques Launay on the benefits of singing in a choir which is well worth a read. Even better, why not join a community choir like the one I'm visiting this evening? It may be a cold, dark and rainy winter night but that doesn't stop twenty or so choir members from turning up to practice in the hall of a village primary school.
They extend such a warm welcome and for ninety minutes I listen enraptured. There may be the odd wrong note, on occasion voices waver off track. However, the sense of community, togetherness and harmony fills the room with a special magic. It's a privilege to be there!
