Welcome to the Scotland’s Singing for Health Podcast, produced by the Scotland’s Singing for Health Network. Singing for Health groups support the management of a range of conditions and in each episode of the podcast, we will be talking to singers, singing group leaders, researchers and medical practitioners to find out more about the benefits of singing and what singing for health activities are taking place all around Scotland. For more information, please visit out website https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/.

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Welcome to the Scotland’s Singing for Health Podcast, produced by the Scotland’s Singing for Health Network. Singing for Health groups support the management of a range of conditions and in each episode of the podcast, we will be talking to singers, singing group leaders, researchers and medical practitioners to find out more about the benefits of singing and what singing for health activities are taking place all around Scotland. For more information, please visit out website https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/.
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July 9, 2024
Season 3, Episode 2: Building Singing for Health Training & Peer Support with Jo Miller and Anne Gallacher
<p>On Season 3, Episode 1, we welcome Dr Jo Miller, coordinator of the <a href="https://tracscotland.org/tradartsmentoring2023/">Trad Arts Mentoring programme</a> for <a href="https://tracscotland.org/">Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland</a>, and Anne Gallacher, Director of <a href="https://luminatescotland.org/">Luminate – Scotland’s Creative Ageing organisation</a>, who discussed the recent evaluation of <a href="https://luminatescotland.org/project/peer-learning-for-conductors-and-singing-leaders/">Luminate’s peer support pilot</a>.</p> <p>The show is presented, produced, and edited by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland and Sophie Boyd, who co-run the Network.</p> <p>Below, we have provided links to resources mentioned on the episode. </p> <p><strong>More details about the Network</strong></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/">https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/</a> </p> <p>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk">singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk</a></p> <p>X (formally Twitter): @ScotSingHealth</p> <p><strong>Key links</strong></p> <p>Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland: <a href="https://tracscotland.org/">https://tracscotland.org/</a> </p> <p>Luminate – Scotland’s Creative Ageing organisation: <a href="https://luminatescotland.org/">https://luminatescotland.org/</a> </p> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the episode:</strong></p> <p>Luminate Peer learning for conductors and singing leaders: <a href="https://luminatescotland.org/project/peer-learning-for-conductors-and-singing-leaders/">https://luminatescotland.org/project/peer-learning-for-conductors-and-singing-leaders/</a> </p> <p>Luminate Artist Support Programme: <a href="https://luminatescotland.org/project/artist-support-programme/">https://luminatescotland.org/project/artist-support-programme/</a> </p> <p>TRACS Trad Arts Mentoring: <a href="https://tracscotland.org/tradartsmentoring/">https://tracscotland.org/tradartsmentoring/</a> </p> <p>Dementia Inclusive Singing Network: <a href="https://singing.luminatescotland.org/">https://singing.luminatescotland.org/</a> </p> <p>Scottish Mentoring Network: <a href="https://scottishmentoringnetwork.co.uk/">https://scottishmentoringnetwork.co.uk/</a> </p> <p>SNP Wellbeing Economy: <a href="https://www.gov.scot/groups/wellbeing-economy-governments-wego/">https://www.gov.scot/groups/wellbeing-economy-governments-wego/</a> </p> <p><strong>Music featured in the episode:</strong></p> <p><strong>Intro music: </strong>Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0">Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>)</p> <p><strong>Outro music: </strong>Doon in the Wee Room with words rewritten by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang in 2019, inspired by an original Glaswegian folk song by Daniel McLaughlin. The group shaped this song around their experiences of singing for breathing as part of Sophie Boyd’s PhD research. Recording by Sophie Boyd.</p> <p> </p>

May 31, 2024
Season 3, Episode 1: Developing Singing for Health Training with Nicola Wyndeback and Anne Ritchie
<p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <p>On Season 3, Episode 1, we welcome Nicola Wyndebach, Director of Training for <a href="https://www.singtobeat.co.uk/stb-parkinsons-training">Sing to Beat Parkinson’s</a> and Anne Ritchie from the <a href="https://www.thecheynegang.com/">Cheyne Gang</a>, who both shared how they developed training programmes for singing leaders working in Singing for Parkinson’s and Singing for Lung Health.</p> <p>The show is presented, produced, and edited by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland and Sophie Boyd, who co-run the Network.</p> <p>Below, we have provided links to resources mentioned on the episode. </p> <p><strong>More details about the Network</strong></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/">https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/</a> </p> <p>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk">singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk</a></p> <p>X (formally Twitter): @ScotSingHealth</p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/282091903071028" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.facebook.com/groups/282091903071028</a> </p> <p><strong>Key links</strong></p> <p>Sing to Beat Parkinson’s: <a href="https://www.singtobeat.co.uk/stb-parkinsons-training">https://www.singtobeat.co.uk/stb-parkinsons-training</a>. </p> <p>Cheyne Gang: <a href="https://www.thecheynegang.com/">https://www.thecheynegang.com/</a>. </p> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the episode:</strong></p> <p>Sing to Beat Parkinson's - Adapting and evolving the facilitator training model during a pandemic: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S71MU9ZRahs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S71MU9ZRahs</a>. </p> <p>Cheyne Gang, Puffy Cheeks - Breathing Into Singing: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi7hcj9GipE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi7hcj9GipE</a>. </p> <p>Sing to Beat Parkinson’s YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@singtobeat">https://www.youtube.com/@singtobeat</a>. </p> <p>Cheyne Gang YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@the_cheyne_gang/videos">https://www.youtube.com/@the_cheyne_gang/videos</a>. </p> <p>Singing Side by Side, Mental Health Inclusive Choirs: <a href="https://www.singingsidebyside.co.uk/">https://www.singingsidebyside.co.uk/</a>. </p> <p>Chest, Heart, Stroke Scotland: <a href="https://www.chss.org.uk/">https://www.chss.org.uk/</a>. </p> <p><em>Singing for People with Parkinson's </em>by Nicola Wydenbach and Trish Vella-Burrows in association with Grenville Hancox: <a href="https://www.comptonpublishing.co.uk/singing-for-people-with-parkinsons.php">https://www.comptonpublishing.co.uk/singing-for-people-with-parkinsons.php</a>. </p> <p><strong>Music featured in the episode:</strong></p> <p><strong>Intro music: </strong>Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0">Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>)</p> <p><strong>Outro music: ‘</strong>Doon in the Wee Room’ sung by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang, recorded by Sophie Boyd</p> <p> </p>

April 18, 2023
Season 2, Episode 7: Reflecting on Scotland’s Singing for Health Network
<p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <p>On Season 2, Episode 7, Dr Sophie Boyd and I reflect on Scotland’s Singing for Health Network and what we have managed to achieve during this funding period, which began in March 2021.</p> <p>The show is presented by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland, who is Principal Investigator of the Network.</p> <p>The show’s producer is Sophie Boyd.</p> <p>This episode is edited by Sophie Boyd.</p> <p>More details about the Network:</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/">https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/</a> </p> <p>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk">singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk</a></p> <p>Twitter: @ScotSingHealth</p> <p>Key links:</p> <p>Musicians’ Union: <a href="https://musiciansunion.org.uk/">https://musiciansunion.org.uk/</a>.</p> <p>Grants and Financial Support for Musicians - Recommendations from the Musicians’ Union: <a href="https://musiciansunion.org.uk/membership-benefits/grants-and-financial-support-for-musicians">https://musiciansunion.org.uk/membership-benefits/grants-and-financial-support-for-musicians</a></p> <p>Help Musicians: <a href="https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/get-support/develop-as-a-musician/advice/cost-of-living-further-sources-of-financial-support">https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/get-support/develop-as-a-musician/advice/cost-of-living-further-sources-of-financial-support</a>.</p> <p>The Royal Society of Musicians: <a href="https://www.rsmgb.org/supporting-musicians-in-need/">https://www.rsmgb.org/supporting-musicians-in-need/</a></p> <p>Independent Society for Musicians: <a href="https://www.ism.org/advice-centre/funding">https://www.ism.org/advice-centre/funding</a></p> <p>British Association for Performing Arts Medicine: <a href="https://www.bapam.org.uk/">https://www.bapam.org.uk/</a>. </p> <p>Music featured in the episode:</p> <p>Intro music: Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0">Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>)</p> <p>Outro music: Famba Naye sung by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang, recorded by Sophie Boyd. Famba Naye is a folk song that comes from Zimbabwe and is sung in the Shona language. "Famba Naye" means "Stay Well, Go Well" in Shona. As the song is about parting, it is a popular song to be sung at funerals, though it can also be sung in other contexts.</p> <p> </p>
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