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Id		180
Author		Goldenberg, R. B.
Title		Singing Lessons for Respiratory Health: A Literature Review
Reference		Goldenberg, R. B. (2018). Singing lessons for respiratory health: a literature review. Journal of Voice, 32(1), 85-94.
Link to article		https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.03.021
Abstract		Recently, several studies have explored the efficacy of music, and in particular, singing, as an effective psychological and physiological therapy. These benefits have been reinforced by social media through memes and news reports advocating the benefits of singing. With this information, patients with chronic respiratory disease and others with respiratory ailments may seek out opportunities to sing. With evidence that singing can improve respiratory symptoms, the widespread dissemination of this information through traditional and social media, and the possibility that a patient with respiratory disease might seek out private lessons, the role, if any, a private voice teacher might play in the use of singing as a treatment for respiratory disease was explored. In this paper, the current body of research involving singing as a treatment for respiratory health and symptoms are summarized. Themes supporting the use of singing as adjunctive therapy are identified and recommendations were made for the voice teacher who teaches patients with respiratory disease

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Recently, several studies have explored the efficacy of music, and in particular, singing, as an effective psychological and physiological therapy. .
The author concluded that singing training was helpful to disease management and may improve patients quality of life. .
The authors concluded singing has a positive impact on overall health. .
Quality of life improvements were attributed to the social interaction of group singing classes. .
They reported working toward a goal gave them hope for the future and singing lifted their spirits, improved their mood, and increased their confidence. .
They also reported they believed singing had helped improve their breathing and posture. .
Grape et al39 found that singing lessons promote well-being in amateur singers. .
The treatment groups sustained improvement in the domain of treatment burden at follow-up suggests the continued singing practice helped alleviate the hardship associated with treating a chronic illness. .
The journals editor commented that qualitative data obtained from the participants show an improvement in quality of life because the exposure to and creation of musical sound gave them a sense of control. .