Recent Developments in Research on Singing for Wellbeing and Health

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:30am CDT

Online via Zoom

Stephen Clift, keynote speaker

The field of arts and health research and practice has expanded considerably since the beginning of the 21st Century. This presentation will provide an overview of key contributions to the field internationally before focusing on recent developments in research on the value of music and singing for health. Clift will present insights from a recently completed project that examined ways in which group singing can support people with ongoing health challenges including dementia, Parkinson’s, respiratory illness, and mental health. He will present findings from major research programs concerned with singing and post-natal depression and singing and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, to show how singing can address both mental and physical health issues of major public health significance.

Stephen Clift is Professor Emeritus of Canterbury Christ Church University.

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