My Town Magazine, Discover Queensland Edition 8th September 2014 Edition 41 | Page 58

CULTURE

With One
Voice Choir
by Breanda Cross

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ou’ve all heard the saying - “everything
old is new again.’Well, never has this
been more true than one of the newly
discovered ways to de-stress. And if truth
be told, you’ve probably been doing it for a
long time, but never let it work for you.
I’m talking about ‘The joy of singing’. But
not in the shower, although there’s no
reason to stop warbling on your own –
if that gives you pleasure.
I’m referring to the ‘clinically proven
neuroscience of singing with a choir.
Now, I know it’s a long