Science says music is good for you – and Eric Whitacre has proved it

“Choral conductor and his choir turned guinea pigs in a huge experiment looking at the health benefits of singing in (and even just listening to) a choir. There were electrodes, latex gloves and LOTS of saliva…But what’s the scientific basis for that?Daisy is a scientist working in the centre for performance science at the Royal College of Music.She’s been working with Eric for a few years now on studies looking at the psychological and physiological effects of singing.”We hear a lot about the health benefits of singing but are there any benefits to attending concerts as well?” she explains.