Music affects mood and brings people together
Music is a skill you can share with others or enjoy on your own
Music develops your confidence
Music teaches patience, self-discipline and teamwork
Music helps you express your emotions
Music encourages you to be brave and take risks
Music can reduce the level of the stress hormone cortisol in the body
Music affects your heart rate and breathing – stimulating and relaxing you at a physical level
Music affects both the right and left hemispheres of the brain, stimulating the links between them
Music develops the areas of the brain connected with language, and with problem-solving and spatial awareness
Music can be effective in pain management, reducing the amount of medication needed in situations from labour to dentistry
Music offers a means of communication for people whose speech is limited, by physical or mental and emotional factors
Music offers an intuitive creative outlet
Music transcends language and can be shared by people with many different languages, or none.
“I always feel like I’ve given myself a treat when I’ve had my music lesson” – Singing student
“I think choir should be available on the NHS” – choir member