Sing Your Pain Away lifts the mood of people in Buckinghamshire and beyond with happy sociable group singing sessions and choirs!

Group singing is so beneficial to our wellbeing, and has been scientifically proven to provide a wealth of physical and psychological health benefits, including:

• Reducing pain (singing releases endorphins, the body’s natural pain killer) 

• Reducing stress (singing has been proven to lower cortisol levels)

• Lifting our mood

• Promoting deep breathing (great for managing anxiety or lung conditions)

• Improving immunity

• Lowering blood pressure

• Improving posture

But most of all it's FUN and a great way to meet other local people.

Sing Your Pain Away run inclusive singing groups and choirs including: 

* COMMUNITY SINGING GROUPS * 

Throughout Bucks and beyond our community singing groups meet weekly and are all about singing, laughter, socialising, making new friends and feeling good! No prior singing experience is needed. Groups are open to all. All groups also include regular coffee socials and/or bar nights! We don't perform, so there's no pressure to get everything "just so", rather our aim is to deliver a weekly hit of happiness to our attendees and leave them feeling better than when they walked in!

* ONLINE ZOOM SINGING GROUPS* 

For those who are not local, or have restricted mobility, our Zoom singing classes are a perfect way to enjoy singing, friendship and laughter. We have a close knit community with WhatsApp groups to exchange photos and news out of class and time for socialising and laughter built into each class.  We have members joining us each week from as far afield as Australia and Japan!

* DEMENTIA CHOIRS AND CAFES* 

We partner with a number of choirs in Bucks and beyond to run dedicated choirs for those living with dementia - including age appropriate specialist choirs for those with Young Onset Dementia (age 35-65), which we run in partnership with our friends at YPWD (Younger People with Dementia).

*SOCIAL PRESCRIBING CHOIRS*

What if you could have singing on prescription? That's just what happened when we ran a project with Buckinghamshire Culture where people were referred to us to see if singing would improve their wellbeing.

Spoiler alert! The project found that on average over the sessions participants saw:

* 24% improvement in mood

* 30% reduction in stress/anxiety

* 13% reduction in physical pain

* MULTICULTURAL SING & DANCE GROUPS* 

Our latest singing groups have been setup with the aim of addressing health inequalities in the community.  In some communities conditions like dementia are stigmatised and as such sufferers don't get the treatment or support they need to live with the condition. Partnering with our friends at YPWD, these groups set out to bring people from a wide range of backgrounds together through the power of music, and over time break down barriers and start conversations about dementia. We sing and dance to a wide range of music from round the world, reflecting the backgrounds of our attendees and co-create the content for our classes with our participants. Results have been amazing! 

* HIGH WYCOMBE COMMUNITY CHOIR* 

In partnership with the wonderful Hub Care Support, we now have a free to attend community choir once a month in High Wycombe. Singing, laughter, dancing, friendship and fun are on offer!

*DEDICATED CHOIRS AND SINGING GROUPS FOR ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES*

We partner with many businesses and charities both in Bucks and beyond to deliver dedicated choirs or singing groups. Tailored to the needs of that particular organisation or charity, the aim is always to get people feeling great through uplifting, happy singing!

Would you like us to run a choir in partnership with your business or organisation? Or perhaps you'd like to join our pool of freelance singing group leaders?  Either way, we'd love to hear from you!