Singing releases happy hormones, reduces stress hormones and strengthens muscles and bones. You improve your posture when standing and singing, whether in a choir, at school or at home in the shower. When you hear someone sing, it makes you feel happy too. This is supported by research conducted by Professor Anne Haugland Balsnes, most recently in a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Community Singing. Singing releases happy hormones, reduces stress hormones and strengthens muscles and bones. You improve your posture when standing and singing, whether in a choir, at school or at home in the shower. When you hear someone sing, it makes you feel happy too. This is supported by research conducted by Professor Anne Haugland Balsnes, most recently in a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Community Singing. Social Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Don’t give up singing—research shows that we need it
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