'To be heard': The social and mental health benefits of choir singing for disadvantaged adults

Psychology of Music

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 405-421

  Dingle, Genevieve A ^a   Brander, Christopher ^a   Ballantyne, Julie ^a   Baker, Felicity A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

choir singing; disability; mental health; social inclusion; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880239399     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735611430081     Document Type: Article

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