Episode 10: Music (with Chrissy Kinsella)

Rise

This week on Rise we are chatting to Chrissy Kinsella about the many benefits music has for our mental and physical health and general wellbeing and we are in very knowledgeable hands about this fascinating subject. Chrissy is the Chief Executive of the London Music Fund, a London based charity which supports young people to access musical education. She is also a gorgeous mezzo-soprano choral singer herself (and happens to be our dear friend and sober sister). We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we all did!
If you feel moved by our conversation to support the incredible work of the London Music Fund you can donate here: https://www.londonmusicfund.org/support-the-london-music-fund
Chrissy's article on the impact of COVID-19 on community music making: (PDF) The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on community music-making in the UK The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on community music-making in the UK: Technology's potential as a replacement for face-to-face contact (researchgate.net)
South London Sinfonia: https://www.southlondonsinfonia.co.uk/

Do Your Thing Community Choir: https://dytchoir.co.uk

Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/
Gregson, Watson, Orton, Haddrell, McCarthy, Finnie, et al. Comparing the Respirable Aerosol Concentrations and Particle Size Distributions Generated by Singing, Speaking and Breathing. ChemRxiv. Cambridge: Cambridge Open Engage; 2020: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/60c74efd9abda2258ff8d779

Polyvagal theory and music: https://psychosocialsomatic.com/music-and-polyvagal-theory/#:~:text=The%20Polyvagal%20Theory%20provides%20a%20strategy%20to%20understand,therapy%20to%20the%20nervous%20system%20and%20health%20outcomes.
Video showing the impact of music on a former prima ballerina with dementia: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-54896710
Dementia and music: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/conditions-illnesses/dementia/dementia-and-music/
Introversion and choral singing: https://choralnet.org/archives/631634
The Holst Singers: https://www.holstsingers.com/
Bounce - Trampoline Fitness: https://www.bouncefitbody.com/
JumpFit - bouncy shoes!: https://jumpfituk.com/

Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!