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• About the Singing for Health Research Network

• About the webinar series

• Prices & Booking

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About the Singing for Health Research Project

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The International Centre for Community Music (ICCM), York St John University, has received a 2 year grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to network researchers investigating the effects of singing on wellbeing and health, and musicians and health professionals providing singing for health groups in communities and health and social care settings. ICCM will work in partnership with the Royal College of Music, London, and in close association with the UK Singing for Health Network.

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Since 2000, the research literature on singing and health has grown substantially. Research studies and systematic reviews support the value of group singing for physical, mental and social wellbeing but further larger-scale and better controlled studies are needed. It is important to further evidence the potential contribution of singing to social prescribing schemes supported by the NHS across the UK.

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Through meetings in York and London and a series of webinars during 2023 to 2025, the project is addressing the following questions:

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1. What is the current state of knowledge on the relationships between singing and health and wellbeing?

2. What theoretical perspectives help to understanding how singing impacts on health?

3. What are the priorities for future research in the field?

4. What guidance does research evidence provide to musicians and health professionals in the effective and cost-effective delivery of singing for health opportunities in communities and the NHS?​​

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About the webinar series

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There are four cycles of online events, each anchored around a key Singing for Health topic:

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MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING

Good mental health and wellbeing is essential to our lives, and a growing wealth of research points to the biopsychosocial benefits of singing. This cycle of webinars will reflect on the latest evidence-based research, the knowledge, skills and tools required of facilitators, and theoretical implications for future strategies. Panellists include Dr Katey Warran, Lead and Founder of the Public Health, Arts, Theory, and Sociology Research Group, University of Edinburgh; Dr Rebecca Bind, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London; Lorna Greenwood, Head of Scalability, Breathe Arts Health Research.

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COMMUNICATION

More details to follow.

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COGNITIVE BENEFITS

More details to follow.

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BREATH

Our final cycle of webinars explores singing in relation to lung function, good breathing for singing, and the benefits of singing for lung and breathing conditions. Panellists include Dr Keir Philip MRCP PhD, Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London; Dr Adam Lewis, Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, University of Southampton.

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​The first webinar each cycle will be concerned with researchers and academics in the field sharing their latest research. They will reflect on their choice of study design, considerations for pedagogy, limitations and challenges and how their research fits within the wider context of singing for health and the creative health agenda

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The second webinar will involve presentations from practitioner-researchers working in the field, with reflections including their evaluation process, the pedagogical content, ethical frameworks, evidence-based practice, challenges in the field, and future implications.

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The third session will be an open space for reflection and discussion, with participant voices. With a focus on the practical, there will also be an opportunity to develop and explore practitioner skills and facilitation.

​Questions that we will reflect on include;
 

• What does quality look like?

• How do we know this works?

• How do practice and research inform and connect one another?

• Where do we go next?

The second and third webinars are presented by the Singing for Health Network, and all ticket income will support the ongoing work of the Network.

Prices & Booking

The webinar series is designed to be booked and attended as a package, however can also be booked as individual webinars. Singing for Health Network Members receive a 40% discount. Find out about becoming a Singing for Health Network member for £25 per year here. Singing for Health Network Members receive a 40% discount. Find out about becoming a Singing for Health Network member for £25 per year here.

Individual webinar prices​

• Researchers & Academics focus webinars: Free of charge

• Practitioner-Researchers focus: £10 (£6 for Singing for Health Network members)

• Practical & Participant focus webinars: £10 (£6 for Singing for Health Network members)

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Package prices

• 12-webinar package: £70 (£42 for Singing for Health Network members)

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N.B.

• All webinars will be recorded and made available to those who have booked.

• A small additional service charge is applied to each booking by the booking platform.

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Please go to the What's On tab for webinar details and booking.