Exploring design considerations for singing groups to support individuals living with breathing challenges

Jane Gosine is a professor at Memorial University’s School of Music and cross-appointed to Community Health and Humanities in the Faculty of Medicine. She is a musicologist with a research background in 17th-century music and more recently research interests in exploring the role of group singing to support wellbeing, and the role of the arts within social prescribing. In collaboration with a physiotherapist, she leads the Better Breathing Choir. She has collaborated with music therapists and community musicians on research projects, including examining the impact of caregivers’ participation in a choir at a children’s hospice, the experience of young adults engaged in a music therapy programme alongside community musicians, the development of a neuro-diverse children’s choir and the psychosocial benefits of a choir that supports vulnerable adults. She is a member of the SingWell research team (https://www.singwell.ca/).