Reasons to Sing...
1. It's healthy; it develops the lungs and purifies the blood by emptying the lungs of used air more completely and filling them with fresh air more deeply.
2. It promotes good bodily posture and a graceful carriage.
3. It lends expressiveness to the countenance and animation to the mind.
4. It increases poise, self-confidence, and develops character through the difficulties to overcome.
5. It develops a richer, more pleasant speaking voice and improves speech, thereby adding to the charm of personality.
6. It strengthens the memory and the power of concentration.
7. It acquaints one with the inner meaning of words, and thus stimulates deeper insight into poetry and prose.
8. It enables one to understand and enjoy more fully the art of great singers.
9. It awakens an interest in the beauties of music and admits one to the rich and varied treasury of the literature of song.
10. It brings new aspirations and new buoyancy into life through the absorbing pursuit of an idea.
11. As a means of self-expression, it is a medium for the release of pent-up emotions.
12. Though pursued with no thought of professionalism, it gives pleasure to one's self and ultimately to one's friends. Its appeal is universal.
