{"id":711,"date":"2012-07-02T01:09:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T01:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/?page_id=711"},"modified":"2019-09-20T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T23:42:24","slug":"why-choruses-matter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/?page_id=711","title":{"rendered":"Why Choruses Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The choral advocacy group Chorus America has regularly commissioned studies on how choirs impact the lives of people in the United States. The results are a stunning reminder of the positive impact that singing in a choir can have.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the key findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Choral singing is a significant part of American life, with more than 54 million Americans singing today.<\/li>\n<li>Adults who sing in choruses report significant personal benefits, including feeling less lonely and more connected to others.<\/li>\n<li>Choral singers are remarkably strong contributors to their communities.<\/li>\n<li>Older choral singers report both a better quality of life and better overall health than the general public.<span style=\"vertical-align: super; font-size: inherit;\">1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click on the hyperlinked text for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ChorusImpactStudy_SingingforaLifetime_Report.pdf\">full ChorusAmerica study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Grunwald Associates LLC and Chorus America . (2019) .\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">The Chorus Impact Study: Singing for a Lifetime .<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ChorusImpactStudy_SingingforaLifetime_Report.pdf\">ChorusImpactStudy_SingingforaLifetime_Report<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ChorusImpactStudy_SingingforaLifetime_Report.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The choral advocacy group Chorus America has regularly commissioned studies on how choirs impact the lives of people in the United States. The results are a stunning reminder of the positive impact that singing in a choir can have.\u00a0 Among the key findings: Choral singing is a significant part of American life, with more than &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/?page_id=711\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why Choruses Matter&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":690,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-711","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=711"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2803,"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/711\/revisions\/2803"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}