Physical Effects of Singing" All types of singing have positive psychological effects. The act of singing releases endorphins, the brain's "feel good" chemicals. Singing in front of a crowd, a la karaoke, naturally builds confidence, which has broad and long-lasting effects on general well-being. But of all types of singing, it's choral singing that seems to have the most dramatic effects on people's lives. A study published in Australia in 2008 revealed that on average, choral singers rated their satisfaction with life higher than the public -- even when the actual problems faced by those singers were more substantial than those faced by the general public [source: MacLean]. But why? It's possible. Physical effects, while pretty dramatic, are really just the beginning.
Why Music Makes Our Brain Sing - NYTimes.com Photo Gray Matter By ROBERT J. ZATORRE and VALORIE N. SALIMPOOR MUSIC is not tangible. In the modern age we spend great sums of money to attend concerts, download music files, play instruments and listen to our favorite artists whether we’re in a subway or salon. So why does this thingless “thing” — at its core, a mere sequence of sounds — hold such potentially enormous intrinsic value? The quick and easy explanation is that music brings a unique pleasure to humans. More than a decade ago, our research team used brain imaging to show that music that people described as highly emotional engaged the reward system deep in their brains — activating subcortical nuclei known to be important in reward, motivation and emotion. But what may be most interesting here is when this neurotransmitter is released: not only when the music rises to a peak emotional moment, but also several seconds before, during what we might call the anticipation phase. Why the auditory cortex?
Singing is good for you | Heart Research UK Not only is singing a great way to raise money, research shows that it's also good for your heart. Professor Graham Welch, Chair of Music Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, has studied developmental and medical aspects of singing for 30 years and he says the health benefits of singing are both physical and psychological. “Singing has physical benefits because it is an aerobic activity that increases oxygenation in the blood stream and exercises major muscle groups in the upper body, even when sitting. Singing has psychological benefits because of its normally positive effect in reducing stress levels through the action of the endocrine system which is linked to our sense of emotional well-being. Psychological benefits are also evident when people sing together as well as alone because of the increased sense of community, belonging and shared endeavour." So go on, keep your heart healthy and get singing!
Top 12 Brain-Based Reasons Why Music as Therapy Works “Our bodies like rhythm and our brains like melody and harmony.”-Daniel Levitin There are over 5,000 board-certified music therapists in the United States. And there’s one question we get asked daily: What is music therapy? According to the American Music Therapy Association, “Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.” Simply put, we use music to make your life better. What’s more interesting, though, is why it works. So here are my top 12 brain-based reasons why music works in therapy: Music is a core function in our brain. If you enjoyed this article and are interested in learning more, I’d recommend the following books and websites:
Inke Krudde Spraakmuziektherapie SMTA muziektherapie | Amersfoort Na afgestudeerd te zijn als muziektherapeut aan de HBO opleiding voor Muziektherapie Middeloo (inmiddels Hoge School Utrecht), heb ik mijn vervolgstudie tot zangpedagoge afgerond aan het Hilversums Conservatorium. Na het behalen van het certificaat EVTS (Estill Voice Training System) en SMTA (speech music therapie for aphasia) en NMT (Neurologisch Muziektherapeut) is mijn praktijk voor spraakmuziektherapie ontstaan vanuit de combinatie van mijn twee beroepen. Juist het zorgaspect in combinatie met mijn grootste passies -de stem en muziek- maakt dat ik mij erg thuis voel in mijn huidige werk. Het ontstaan van de praktijk voor spraakmuziektherapie en muziektherapie Binnen mijn zangles praktijk merkte ik dat zingen op meerdere vlakken een positieve invloed bleek te hebben. De bijzondere kwaliteit van muziek maakt dat ik nu kan doen wat ik het liefst doe….. werken met mensen voor wie het leven niet vanzelf gaat middels de kracht van muziek
Let’s rock! Even newborns can follow a rhythm - Health - Children's health | NBC News Newborns can follow a rhythm, a new study has found, suggesting rocking out is innate. The finding, published in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, adds to growing evidence that the newborn brain is not the blank slate it was once thought to be. Rather, scientists have shown, at birth we already have sophisticated methods for interpreting the world. Discrimination may be crude, explained lead researcher István Winkler of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, but "the basic algorithms are in place already." This may be particularly true when it comes to sound. Newborns can't exactly swing their hips to prove they can jive, so Winkler and his colleague Henkjan Honing of the University of Amsterdam monitored the brains of 14 infants listening to variations of a rock rhythm — complete with drum, snare and high hat cymbal. Infants can perceive anger, happiness and sadness from a caregiver's cooing and baby babble, he said.
muziek- en zangtherapie | Therapeuticum Aquamarijn Muziek- en zangtherapie Muziek is in staat ons tot in het diepst van onze ziel te raken. Zij kan ontroeren, in beweging brengen en ontspanning geven. In de muziek en zangtherapie leer je de rustgevende en vitaliserende werking van klank en gezang ervaren. Klachten zijn die te maken hebben met de ademhaling zoals astma, bronchitis en hyperventilatie Stemproblemen Spanningsklachten in het algemeen en speciaal rond het keel en borstgebied Steeds terugkerende verkoudheid en voorhoofdsholteontsteking Depressieve klachten Burn- out klachten Het verbeteren van communicatie Het versterken van zelforiëntatie lees verder ► Therapeut Aanwezig Telefoon & e-mail
This is your Brain on Music | Neurotic Physiology Sci will admit I spent most the time "preparing" for this post by listening to LOTS of music. This is your brain: (Source) Is this your brain on Music? (Source) Well, to be entirely honest...probably not. So, let's start out with a little bit of a musical "high": (ahhhhhh, that's the stuff) Salimpoor, et al. Whenever I do outreach to kids in schools about drug research and drugs in the brain, we end up talking about "natural" highs. The idea is this: humans find a lot of things pleasurable. (Dopamine system is in Blue, image is from NIDA) The nucleus accumbens is mostly studied for the way dopamine signals within it change in response to drugs like cocaine or amphetamine. ...and music. To see how much of an effect (and in what time the effect worked) music has on the brain, the authors of this study recruited people who responded strongly to music. They took people who got "chills" when listening to music, and unlike other studies, they had them bring their music IN. Time for pretty pictures.