Sing it out: how singing a tune can help your health

Singing can boost your health on many levels, from reducing stress to boosting brain function and improving sleep

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Bursting into song can make you feel good even if you are not blessed with the best singing voice. I am all but tone deaf yet have recently joined a ‘tuneless choir’, the premise of which is to sing as though no one is listening. 

The joy that comes with belting out the lyrics of your favourite song is unrivalled.