Singing

This year we're campaigning for the voice, and it would be remiss of us not to put a spotlight on the power of raising one's voice in song for people with Parkinson's! For our final episode of season 8 of Movers & Shakers, we spoke to soprano, vocal coach and creative health specialist, Nicola Wydenbach (who some may remember from our Big Sing event outside Parliament), and Dr Trish Vella-Burrows, a nurse and director of Music4Wellbeing, to learn more about the power of music for Parkies, and to practise our singing at the pub..

Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. To read Rory's summary of this week's episode, click here.

---

Guest Biographies

Nicola Wydenbach

Nicola is choral/vocal workshop leader, trainer and coach. Her practice revolves around the fields of Parkinson’s Disease and Mental Health, working with the likes of Dulwich Picture Gallery, Creative Minds and Opera Holland Park. Nicola is also the Director of Medising and Project Director at Cohere Arts (both of which specialise in community-based outreach projects), the Musical Director for Mind and Soul Choir, and Director of Training at Sing to Beat Parkinson’s. [Source: LinkedIn]

Dr Trish Vella-Burrows

Dr Vella-Burrows is a nurse, Director of Music4Wellbeing and Director of Vella Burrows Arts & Health Resesrch Consultancy.

---