anne haugland balsnes nhprc 2013
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Choral Singing as a Health Promoting ResourceTRANSCRIPT
“I get sick if I don’t go to choir practice!”
(Cristin, choral singer, diagnosed with leukemia)
Choral Singing as a Health Promoting Resource
Health=quality of life=well-being=a better life.
A notion of health
Mastery/empowerment Vitality Social belonging Meaning and coherence
Aspects of a good life
a tool for developing competency and empowerment
a resource in building social networks
a producer of vitality a way of providing meaning and coherence in life
Ruud: Music-making as
Local community choir
Multicultural gospel choir
Chamber choir
Please feel free to contact me: Anne Haugland Balsnes Ass. Prof. of Music, Ansgar University College E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +47 48 18 71 08