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15 de maio de 2017

The Neuroscience of Singing



The science is in. Singing is really, really good for you and the most recent research suggests that group singing is the most exhilarating and transformative of all.
The good feelings we get from singing in a group are a kind of evolutionary reward for coming together cooperatively.
The research suggests that creating music together evolved as a tool of social living. Groups and tribes sang and danced together to build loyalty, transmit vital information and ward off enemies.
Science Supports Singing
What has not been understood until recently is that singing in groups triggers the communal release of serotonin and oxytocin, the bonding hormone, and even synchronises our heart beats.
Group singing literally incentivised community over an “each cave dweller for themselves” approach. Those who sang together were strongly bonded and survived.
In her book Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others, Stacy Horn calls singing:
Singing Makes You Happy
For a decade, science has been hard at work trying to explain why singing has such a calming yet energising effect on people. Numerous studies demonstrate that singing releases endorphins and oxytocin – which in turn relieve anxiety and stress and which are linked to feelings of trust and bonding.
Singing helps people with depression and reduces feelings of loneliness, leaving people feeling relaxed, happy and connected. What’s more, the benefits of singing regularly are cumulative. People who sing have reduced levels of cortisol, indicating lower stress.
UK singer, singing teacher and choir leader Sophia Efthimiou describes singing as a process of consciously controlling our breath and larynx to create and sustain certain pitches and we blend that with rhythm and poetry to create songs.
In a group setting, each group member feels the musical vibrations moving through their body simultaneously. Our heart beats become synchronised. Sophia explains:
Anybody Can Sing
One of the great things about singing is that you can receive the wellbeing benefits even if you aren’t any good. One study showed that:
Tania de Jong, singer and founder of Creativity Australia, has effectively harnessed this ability of group singing to lift every member of the group up, no matter their singing ability.

10 de janeiro de 2016

Cante aos Reis



Um grupo de homens reuniu-se para recuperar uma tradição já perdida no tempo. Iniciativa dos cantadores do Grupo Coral "Os Arraianos" de Vila Verde de Ficalho. Vídeo de Francisco Garcias.

3 de março de 2013

Pauliteiros de Algoso - Michel Giacometti



Algoso no presente.

Situada a 13 km de Vimioso, sede de concelho, Algoso assume-se como uma das mais importantes freguesias do mesmo, apresentando um glorioso passado, tendo mesmo sido vila e concelho durante séculos. Sabe-se que em 1291 a comenda de Algoso foi oferecida á Ordem do Hospital por D. Dinis e que em 1480 recebeu foral de D.Afonso V. 
Finalmente em 1855, procedeu-se á extinção do concelho de Algoso, passando a fazer parte de Vimioso. Este passado honroso e importante, simbolizado pela presença do castelo, do pelourinho, dos antigos paços do concelho e das ruínas do convento, pode ser ameaçado caso não se inverta a actual evolução demográfica de Algoso, que aponta para uma grave situação de desertificação e envelhecimento da população. 
Esta realidade é confirmado pelos Censos do INE, que em 1981 registavam 572 habitantes, em 1991 apenas 337 e que nos dias de hoje não andará muito além dos 200 habitantes. 
 Algoso que pelos meados do século XX(1940-1950), tinha uma população á volta de 800 habitantes, viu esta população reduzir drasticamente com a emigração para o Brasil e França nos anos 60. Em termos de caracterização económica da freguesia, a agricultura tem uma importância fundamental, ocupando uma grande parte das terras da autarquia (1.162 hectares), constituindo a ocupação principal de mais de um terço da população activa, a qual se encontra envelhecida. 
O sector é dominado pelo cultivo de cereais, azeite, amêndoa, pela cortiça e pela agro-pecuária, cujo desenvolvimento recente tem sido implementado por investimentos resultantes de iniciativas de jovens agricultores.


as mais importantes da região.

10 de fevereiro de 2013

El Arte de vivir el Flamenco -nana



NANAS, canción de cuna, voz para dormir al niño, es un cante dulce y aflamencado de origen Andaluz, escucharemos a Bernardo de los Lobitos en una autentica versión de su escuela cantando las Nanas,  será acompañado a la guitarra por Luis Maravillas

18 de setembro de 2012

Juan de Anchieta



Juan de Anchieta 
Juan de Anchieta (Azpeitia (Guipúzcoa), ca. 1462 - Azpeitia, 30 de julio de 1523), sacerdote y compositor español del Renacimiento. Fue uno de los mayores exponentes de la polifonía religiosa y profana en España desde finales del siglo XV hasta principios del XVI. No hay que confundirle con Juan de Ancheta, que fue escultor.

13 de setembro de 2012

The Song of the Woodpecker

  




















The Song of the Woodpecker

Caught this bird in the neighborhood
Pecking away on a piece of wood
He pecked and he pecked on my front door
Pecked 'til he made his pecker sore.

Sore pecker, pecker sore, sore pecker,
Bad luck bird
Now the woodpecker is this little bird's name
When he start's a-peckin' it is a shame
In my neighborhood he's boss
Because his pecker don't get soft.

Soft pecker, pecker soft, soft pecker,
He's a lovely little bird.
He's the nuttiest bird you ever did see
He'll take a chance on any old tree
The other day he was pecking in an oak
Made a few strokes and his pecker broke.

Broke pecker, pecker broken, broke pecker,
Bad luck bird.
This bird got in an argument the other day
He got mad and few away
He lit on top of a telephone line
Hollered "Your pecker ain't as long as mine!"

Long pecker, pecker long, pecker long,
He's a lovely little bird.
Now if I ask you on bended knees
Will you tell me something please
Peck all day in my back yard
What do you use to keep your pecker hard?

Hard pecker, pecker hard, hard pecker,
He's a lovely little bird
Now listen little birdie you ain't so smart
you're just a little old lark
Something I'm telling you to remember
When you get old your pecker's going to get limber.

Limber pecker, pecker limber, limber pecker The woodpecker song!

Jan Kubelik plays "Zephyr" by Hubay