Toronto • Smartlab Singers (50+ Choir)
April 16, 2015 – 11.55 am to 12.10 pm Smartlab Singers (50+ Choir) Venue: Ryerson University Address: 350 Victoria Street, Toronto Performers: Sina Fallah (Choir Director) 14 Choir Members More info: There is something unique about the members of this choir: All of them are seniors living with hearing loss. One of the most challenging aspects…
April 16, 2015 – 11.55 am to 12.10 pm
Smartlab Singers
(50+ Choir)
Venue: Ryerson University
Address: 350 Victoria Street, Toronto
Performers: Sina
Fallah (Choir Director)
14 Choir Members
More info: There is something unique about the members of this choir: All of them are seniors living with hearing loss. One of the most challenging aspects of living with age-related hearing loss is losing the ability to follow conversation in a noisy environment (e.g., a cocktail party).
Several researchers have recently proposed that singing may be a good means of supporting changes in the brain that support this ability. Singing in a choir requires participants to precisely track and discriminate multiple sources of complex sounds, just as one must do in a noisy environment.
Our participation in World Voice Day (2015) will mark the first public performance of our choir.
Website: smartlaboratory.org
Contact person: Frank Russo, russo@ryerson.ca