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he he sound sound ofof singing singing isis ringing ringing through through halls halls around around the the Mornington Mornington Peninsula Peninsula asas more more people people seek seek social social connection connection through through community community choirs choirs after after years years ofof COVID-related COVID-related withdrawal. withdrawal. Singing Singing together together has has long long been recognised as a way to facilitate social bonding, been recognised as a way to facilitate social bonding, but but itit isisalso alsoknown knownfor forimproving improving mental mental health health and and happiness. happiness. The Themusical musicaldirector director and and conductor conductor of of Vox Vox Peninsula, Peninsula, Jill Jill Linley, said singing together had many health benefits and Linley, said singing together had many health benefits and gave gavesingers singersaasocial socialoutlet outletsome somemight mightotherwise otherwise not not have. have. “It’s “It’sgreat greatfor forthe thesoul, soul, and and people people get get so so much much joy joy out out of of itit––plus pluswe weperform performinin the the community community so so there’s there’s aa whole whole community communitybenefit,” benefit,”she shesaid. said.
Vox VoxPeninsula Peninsulabegan beganininearly early2023 2023when when aa group group of of musicians musicians decided to form a community choir. “The aim was decided to form a community choir. “The aim was to to become become aafour-part four-part (soprano, (soprano, alto, alto, tenor tenor and and bass bass –– SATB) SATB) choir choir with with high highstandards, standards,singing singingchallenging challengingchoral choralmusic music by by classical classical and and
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