One week on from the Singing in Balance Convention, we are proud to say the event was a success! We brought singing practitioners and academics together to discuss inclusive, accessible singing practice and what that looks like across our different fields. We were so grateful to the fantastic presenters, who covered many topics such as singing for wellbeing, chronic health conditions, lung health, autism, learning difficulties, hypertension, LGBTQ+ communities and more! The talks, panels, and workshops provided a rich tapestry of the amazing work happening in group singing to support others' lives. It was especially wonderful to have academics and practitioners in the same room, discussing how we can work better together, sharing ideas, working through tensions and best practice, and building each other up. Thank you to our wonderful venue, The Priory Street Centre, York, for your kind hospitality and for making sure everything ran smoothly. Thank you to SEMPRE and the White...
Hello everyone! A network update! Emily, Bruna and Dana were delighted to give a presentation on the Singing in Balance Network at the Sysmus26 Conference at the University of Durham on 22nd July 2026. We focused on approaches to accessibility in group singing within the different contexts of our PhD projects: - Group singing for people with respiratory conditions. - Choirs for people affected by homelessness. - Examining the psychosocial effects of singing in virtual reality. We also promoted our upcoming Singing in Balance Convention. Registration is currently open (closes 10th August). Register here: https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/singing-in-balance/the-convention It was wonderful to reconnect with fellow academics we had met at previous Sysmus Conferences. A huge thanks to the organisers for a fantastic conference so far. It's brilliant to be in Durham - what a beautiful city with the river, Cathedral and Castle. As a conference group, we walked up to Observator...