Hear MOSAIC choir and friends sing “Counting the Beat” live in concert
As you listen to any group performing, open yourself to the spirit of the group & allow yourself to be inspired by what they are working to create.
I bring my voice you bring yours. Together we make music neither of us could make alone
Singing together is a leveller; Labels & titles are left at the door. Politics, deadlines, & responsibilities are set aside.
In the 1930’s when the majority of thought leaders in the burgeoning field of psychology were caught up studying the broken and ailing, Abraham Maslow took a different approach. Seeking out humans he termed as “exemplary” Maslow developed his revolutionary Hierarchy of Needs. This article explore how his findings can be applied to humans in a group singing context.
Consider joining a choir! There are all kinds of choirs out there... classical or popular, reading music or by ear, with people like you or a more diverse membership.
Most people will agree music is nice. This article explores the scientific context of the benefits experienced by not only the participants engaging in group music-making & the greater community to which they belong.
Maybe singing isn’t for you, or you’re still plucking up the courage to give it a go. Maybe you love it, but there is no room in your life right now.
When a song is shared or a performance delivered, the success felt is an inclusive, empowering experience. A success which leaves no one behind.
There is a compelling humanity to the sound of unified human voices; no instruments, no tools. A collective to add your one voice to. Or not.
As part of a choir, you are one fraction of the greater whole. At times when your silence is important, then at other points, you are responsible for breaking the silence.
Group singing is not about one person standing out, but together working & striving for a common goal.
I have sung in choirs for years. And it is as part of a choir I have felt the strongest sense of connection & identity.
No one should walk into a gym, squat down, & expect to lift one of those cartoonishly over-sized barbells. The same is true of singing...
There is an invigorating energy that comes from achieving something outside your comfort zone... that zesty feeling YOU ARE ALIVE!
In this life, we all have to deal with fear. And, at times, we are forced to confront it.
A story of two sisters whose extreme differences may have left them with very little in common. Until they joined the same choir...
The heightened excitement of performance strips singing back to its essential human processes.
Whether looking back at either cavemen or babies … the voice is the first music-maker.
If my life was a house I would want to furnish it with more than just the bare necessities.