In this article Singing: The Key To A Long Life Brian Eno mentions a recent long-term study that was conducted in Scandinavia to discover which activities related to a healthy and happy later life. Three stood out: camping, dancing and singing.
Frankly I would rather go camping than singing or dancing, but he makes some interesting observations about the psychological aspects: “A capella singing is all about the immersion of the self into the community. That’s one of the great feelings — to stop being me for a little while, and to become us.”
