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Authors:Garry F; Phelan H. Abstract: SummaryThis article investigates lived experiences of participation in a training programme entitled ‘Singing as a Tool for Community Building in Changing Societies’, facilitated by Musicians Without Borders (MWB) and coordinated in partnership with the Health Research Institute PART-IM (Participatory and Arts-Based Methods for Involving Migrants in Health Research) research cluster at the University of Limerick. The aim of this qualitative study is to enhance understanding of participant experience regarding programme delivery, skill acquisition and community building. The research methodology uses an ethnographic framework. Data collection approaches included participant observation, author fieldnotes, individual semi-structured interviews, and an anonymous, post-training, feedback questionnaire. Thematic analysis of the data resulted in three key themes: the importance of expert facilitation; culturally aware contextualizing and conceptualizing of singing; and professional, whole-person support. These themes were cross-referenced against the research categories of delivery, skill and community building. The findings propose the importance of experienced, expert facilitators, contextualized understandings of diverse artistic traditions delivered by a culturally diverse team, and attention to the whole-person needs of both facilitators and participants. This research enhances understanding of participant experiences of arts-based training programmes in singing and the potential application of this learning for using singing as an arts-based research (ABR) method in migrant health research. PubDate: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac011 Issue No:Vol. 37, No. Supplement_1 (2022)
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Authors:Mani C. Abstract: Plain language summary How can songwriting show us the meaning of music and language for health and wellbeing in culturally and linguistically diverse mothers' This article examines the artistic processes in music-cum-health workshops involving new and expectant mothers and their midwives. The voices of the mothers of colour have been silenced historically and systemically. To give them social justice in a health context, singing is a powerful tool and songwriting links this tool to useful health messages. Through this article, the formation of a song on the placenta, a key part of the womb in childbearing, is traced through the stories of a music facilitator, a mother and a midwife. The storying highlights the importance of artistic processes for understanding the person within and their cultural identity. The article argues that cultural understanding of the participants in such arts-in-health programmes is important for socially just models of health care for those at the margins.SummaryFrom being instrumentalized as interventions that are ‘administered’ with an aim to garner health outcomes, art-based participatory approaches are now recognized as capable of activating culturally founded wellbeing in individuals. Through this article, I propose that as the focus shifts from what art does for health to what art means for a healthy life, the cultural vitality inherent in individuals and societies can be better championed in arts-in-health discourses. I discuss the artistic processes in singing and songwriting in a perinatal context involving mothers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their midwives. I argue for lenses to better understand the role of cultural practices in health research involving migrant and refugee communities. Using narrative inquiry, I trace intersecting trajectories wherein the storied life of a coloured mother is intercepted by that of a midwife, and of myself, a coloured female mother-researcher and facilitator. At the intersection emerges a song, as a process and product. This article advances that it is when artmaking processes are centred that the voices from the margins become heard, and it is when their voices are amplified that health research design becomes equitable and ethically sound. PubDate: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac019 Issue No:Vol. 37, No. Supplement_1 (2022)
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Authors:Fahey H; Phelan H, Clift S, et al. Abstract: Research on choirs and other forms of group singing has been conducted for several decades. A relatively recent focus on the potential health and well-being benefits, particularly in amateur singers, shows evidence of a range of biopsychosocial and well-being benefits to singers (Livesey et al., 2012; Reagon, 2016). As editors of this special issue, we come to the topic from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds including music therapy, public health, ritual studies and vocal pedagogy, but a common thread to our varied approaches to singing, health and well-being is the social aspect of singing. Rather than focusing on choir singing (which has cultural and class connotations), we prefer the term social singing as it allows a broader conversation. This special issue emerges in the wake of a challenging time for social and group singing. Lengthy restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) greatly impacted group singing practices worldwide. Fears of contagion in group singing settings gave way to online videos of quarantined Italians singing on balconies, families singing together at home, virtual choirs and a host of other examples of people determined to overcome obstacles to join together in song (Jaber et al., 2021; Price et al., 2021). Singing together is an inherently social experience that can be a powerful unifier in the face of uncertainty and isolation. Several special issues on the impact of COVID-19 on music ensembles are underway, notably the International Journal for Community Music and the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy. PubDate: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac033 Issue No:Vol. 37, No. Supplement_1 (2022)
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Authors:Lee S; Allison T, O’Neill D, et al. Abstract: Summary The majority of people living with dementia are cared for by their families. Family carers play a vital role in upholding the formal care system. Caring for a family member with dementia can be fulfilling. However, this role can have a considerable negative impact on family carers’ mental and physical health and quality of life. Several empirical research studies have recently been conducted that explore the potential benefits of music interventions for family carers of people living with dementia. Singing has been the primary musical medium employed. This article presents the first review of this literature to date. It investigates the impact of music interventions on the health and well-being of family carers of people living with dementia, and how they experience and perceive these interventions. Whittemore and Knafl’s five-stage integrative review framework was utilized: (i) problem identification; (ii) literature search; (iii) data evaluation; (iv) data analysis and synthesis; and (v) presentation of the findings. A total of 33 studies met the inclusion criteria. Analysis and synthesis resulted in three overarching themes: impact on family carers, carer perceptions of music interventions and null quantitative findings in small studies. The review found that singing and music interventions may improve family carers’ social and emotional well-being, enhance their ability to cope and care and ameliorate the caring relationship, contributing to experiences of flourishing. However, it highlighted that this area is under-researched and pointed to the need for larger, more rigorous studies. PubDate: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac024 Issue No:Vol. 37, No. Supplement_1 (2022)
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Authors:Thompson C; O’Brien K. Abstract: SummaryThis article explores the impact of online Irish traditional singing sessions on health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Singing sessions are unique facets of Ireland’s music tradition that saw dramatic closure, interruption and digital transition in response to COVID-19 social distancing measures. This study highlights a gap in health promotion literature with regard to traditional singing sessions as a group singing activity and examines the potential for online group singing activities to have positive impacts on the health and well-being of participants. While traditional singing sessions foreground solo performances, they are quintessentially group activities, and include community engagement and active participation from singers and listeners alike. Through an online survey (n = 108), and ethnographic interviews (n = 3), this study explores potential health and well-being implications of online traditional singing sessions, and reveals four main areas of impact: social connection, enjoyment, cognitive motivation and timekeeping. The study suggests that online traditional singing sessions can promote health and well-being in participants, particularly during times of isolation. PubDate: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab198 Issue No:Vol. 37, No. Supplement_1 (2022)
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Authors:Stewart L; McConnell B, Darboe B, et al. Abstract: SummaryArts in Health initiatives and interventions to support health have emerged from and been applied to mainly WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) contexts. This overlooks the rich cultural traditions that exist across the globe, where community groups often make prolific use of participatory song and dance as a part of ceremonies, ritual and gatherings in everyday life. Here, we argue that these practices can provide a valuable starting point for the co-development of health interventions, illustrated by the CHIME project for perinatal mental health in The Gambia, which worked with local Kanyeleng groups (female fertility societies) to design and evaluate a brief intervention to support maternal mental health through social singing. Here, we use the project as a lens through which to highlight the value of co-creation, cultural embeddedness and partnership building in global health research. PubDate: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab210 Issue No:Vol. 37, No. Supplement_1 (2022)
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