RESEARCH & SUPPORT
Below are some great links to research, articles and videos about why we should all “Play It Forward”.
Bristol Research project on singing and long term happiness
Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
BBC, 19 June 2024Newcastle’s Rely-Ability hip-hop program offers young people therapy and a possible music career
Laurise Dickson
ABC, 12 June 2024The neuroscience of singing: How choirs help our brains and bodies recover from burnout
Lucy Sweeney
ABC, 27 April 2024Neighbourhood connection improves mental health
UQ News, 21 March 2024
Do Patterns of Adolescent Participation in Arts, Culture and Entertainment Activities Predict Later Wellbeing? A Latent Class Analysis
Emma Thornton, Kimberly Petersen, Jose Marquez et al.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, March 2024Can Community Music Contribute to More Equitable Societies? A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
Brydie-Leigh Bartleet and Emma Heard
Social Justice Research, February 2024The role of music in promoting health and wellbeing: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Erica Viola, Marco Martorana, Chiara Airoldi et al,
European Journal of Public Health, August 2023Audiences’ emotional response to choir singing by people living with mental health conditions
Elyse Williams, Jolanda Jetten and Genevieve A. Dingle,
Psychology of Music, April 2023
Wallace Ludel
The Art Newspaper, 7 March 2023
Jane Davidson, University of Melbourne
Pursuit, 8 February 2023
The arts in public health policy: progress and opportunities
Rosie Dow et al
Health Policy, February 2023
Losing Life's Sparkle: Experiences of Canadian Choral Musicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Jo A Lozano et al
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22 January 2023
Physiological changes related to 10 weeks of singing for lung health in patients with COPD
Mette Kaasgaard et al
BMJ Open Respiratory Research, May 2022
Flow state, exercise and healthy ageing: 5 unexpected benefits of singing
Miguel Bautista
The Conversation, 22 April 2022
A chorus of voices: social singing and health promotion
Hannah Fahey et al
Health Promotion International, 13 April 2022
Me and us: Cultivating presence and mental health through choir singing
Janne Brammer Damsgaard
Wiley Online Library, 25 March 2022
Music improves wellbeing and quality of life, research suggests
Donna Lu
The Guardian, 24 March 2022
Some Neurons in Your Brain Respond to Singing but Not Other Music
Margaret Osborne
Smithsonian Magazine, 25 February 2022
Mental Health Month 2021: The Health Benefits of Singing
Webinar presented by Alex Singers
UNSW Sydney, 9 October 2021
Anna Freeland
ABC, 15 September 2021
Using music and words to bridge dementia
Kate Teggelove and Professor Felicity Baker,
Pursuit, University of Melbourne, 14 September 2021
Study finds live classical music has huge emotional benefits for children
Sian Moore
Classic FM, 17 February 2021Beneficial effects of choir singing on cognition and well-being of older adults: Evidence from a cross-sectional study
Emmi Pentikäinen, Anni Pitkäniemi, Sini-Tuuli Siponkoski at al
PLoS ONE 16(2), 3 February 2021How one choir is helping those with dementia and their carers
Jessie Wang
CutCommon Magazine, 16 November 2020The Brain Benefits of Music
Sarah Wilson
Podcast, University of Melbourne, September 2020Brain research shows the arts promote mental health
The Conversation, 10 June 2020
Group singing improves quality of life for people with Parkinson’s: an international study
J. Yoon Irons, Grenville Hancox,Trish Vella-Burrows et al
Aging & Mental Health, Published online: 05 Feb 2020Transformative: impacts of culture and creativity
A New Approach
Australian Academy of the Humanities, November 2019The desertification of Australian culture
Alison Croggon
The Monthly, October 2019Federal arts funding in Australia is falling, and local governments are picking up the slack
Ben Eltham
Monash Lens, 30 September 2019Q&A
ABC, 30 September 2019‘Creative Education’ Is Key To Preparing Kids For The Future
Graham Strahle
Music Australia, 24 September 2019ParkinSong choir helps those with Parkinson's find their voice and avoid isolation
Harriet Tatham
ABC Radio Sydney, 23 September 2019Arts education helps school students learn and socialise. We must invest in it
Sandra Gattenhof
The Conversation, 10 September 2019Artists’ welfare why it’s time to act
Mark Williams
The Conversation, 1 August 2018The Status of Music Education in Australia & The Future Path
Music Australia, 4 September 2017
Creative country: 98% of Australians engage with the arts
Jo Caust
The Conversation, 28 June 2017School of Hard Knocks: University of Queensland study finds physical, mental health gains
Kym Agius
ABC News, 14 October 2016School of Hard Knocks QLD Final Evaluation Report
Genevieve Dingle, Elyse Williams, Leah Sharman & Jolanda Jetten
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, August 2016The benefits of musical education
Books and Arts Daily
ABC Radio National, 24 November 2014What if every child had access to music education from birth?
Anita Collins
TEDx Talk, 27 October 2014Richard Gill
Tedx Talk, 16 June 2011