'Stroke a Chord': The effect of singing in a community choir on mood and social engagement for people living with aphasia following a stroke

Jeanette Tamplin; Felicity A Baker; Bronwen Jones; Anneliis Way; Stuart Lee

Journal article

'Stroke a Chord': The effect of singing in a community choir on mood and social engagement for people living with aphasia following a stroke

Jeanette Tamplin, Felicity A Baker, Bronwen Jones, Anneliis Way, Stuart Lee

NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal | IOS PRESS | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130916

University of Melbourne Researchers

Jeanette Tamplin Author Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Felicity Baker Author Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Grants

Awarded by Helen McPherson Trust

Funding Acknowledgements

Authors would like to thank the choir members and caregivers who participated in this study, while also acknowledging the input of all choir members who have contributed to making the choir enjoyable for all. We would also like to thank the members of the steering committee who are not named authors: Jack Mulholland, Wendy Lyons, Sue Scott, Glenda Basinski, Katie Kirby, and Sarah Wilson, and the choir accompanist Leon Moore. Funding for the conduct of this choir was provided by the Helen McPherson Trust (grant number 6258) and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).