Research has shown that putting your feelings into words, or singing about them, helps you cope better with life. It makes you calmer and gives you more self control. Anyone who has ever sung about new love or lost love or anger or despair or dizzy happiness knows this already!In another colllision of art and science, a New Scientist article argues that when a group of people synchronises its movements or speech (or singing, I presume) the individuals in the group feel a heightened sense of belonging. This helps explain how dictators control the populace. It may also explain why I travel 90 k every Thursday night to rehearse with my fellow choir members!
So to conclude, groups who gather to move and sing together feel good and bond well. As far as I'm concerned it's not rocket science, but it is wonderful.
Thanks Sandy for the first link.
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