Support Miami Sound Space!

Miami Sound Space is a community choir dedicated to creating unforgettable musical experiences for all in Miami. 

Whether we sing in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese or English, we learn about all of the cultures and the history of our rich community. 

Through our 3 pronged program (a community choir, a palliative care choir and an inmate choir) we inspire positive change and and practice empathy, putting in practice to recognize everyone’s human dignity.

Our in-person rehearsals are accessible to everyone regardless of age, gender or musical abilities.

Did you know that: 

* Community choirs reduce loneliness and increase interest in life among diverse older adults 

* Music making exercises the brain as well as the body, but singing is particularly beneficial for improving breathing, posture and muscle tension.

*Listening to and participating in music has been shown to be effective in pain relief

* Music can play a role with reducing the stress hormone cortisol and boosting the Immunoglobin A antibody.

*Learning new songs engages cognition and stimulates memory and attention

*People feel more positive after actively singing

*We know the connection of social bonding and health and so community choirs are a perfect way to expand our social group

As says Jacques Launay (Postdoctoral researcher in experimental psychology at the University of Oxford)     «Singing provides an inclusive and cost-effective means of combating the disintegration of communities that is becoming endemic in many societies today ».

Do not miss the opportunity to join us next season! 

Will you help me reach my goal of 10 donations to help maintain the greatest program Miami has offered me?

Sources: 

Clift, Stephen, and Ian Morrison. “Group Singing Fosters Mental Health and Wellbeing: Findings from the East Kent ‘Singing for Health’ Network Project.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, vol. 15, no. 2, May 2011, pp. 88–97. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1108/20428301111140930.

Holt-Lunstad, Julianne, et al. “Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-Analytic Review.” PLoS Medicine, edited by Carol Brayne, vol. 7, no. 7, Jul. 2010, p. e1000316. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316.

Johnson, Julene K, et al. “A Community Choir Intervention to Promote Well-Being Among Diverse Older Adults: Results From the Community of Voices Trial.” The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol. 75, no. 3, Feb. 2020, pp. 549–59. PubMed Central, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby132.

Stacy, Rosie, et al. “Singing for Health: An Exploration of the Issues.” Health Education, vol. 102, no. 4, Aug. 2002, pp. 156–62. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280210434228.

To learn more about the wonderful work our founder Laura’s Merisier is doing with the Bluebirds (inmate choir) see the following video: