Encourages
deep breathing and improves lung capacity
Improves
blood circulation
Boosts
your immune system
Helps
to correct your posture
Assists
cognitive and emotional development in children
Tones
abdominal, intercostal and facial muscles
Encourages
effective team communication
Group
Singing in particular:
Reinforces
team bonds
Relieves
work related stress and anxiety
Helps
you improve your speaking and presentation skills
Most
importantly, singing is a powerful expressive medium, helps you connect
with your inner emotions and thoughts and overall lifts your mood.
Here
are some revealing quotes on singing :
‘A
bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because
it has a song.’ Maya Angelou (1928 -), Poet.
‘He
who sings frightens away his ills.’ [Sp., Quien canta, sus
males espanta.] Cervantes (1547 – 1616), Don Quixote (I,
22).
‘Music
is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are
seers, seek to express the universe in terms of music... The singer
has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life.
They are not materials gathered from outside.’ Rabindranath
Tagore (1861 – 1941), Poet, Playwright and Essayist.
‘I
don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because
I sing.’ William James (1842-1910), Philosopher and Psychologist.
‘If
you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.’, James Matthew
Barrie (1860-1937), Dramatist and Novelist.
‘The
only thing better than singing is more singing.’, Ella Fitzerald
(1917-1996), Jazz singer.
‘When
a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about,
the words will automatically ring true.’, Montserrat Caballe
(1933 - ), Opera singer.
