05-29-2009
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Re: Help me describe why music education is important please
This looks like a good reason why music education is important
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Singing to soothe drought blues
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By Chrissy Arthur
Posted 9 hours 56 minutes ago
Efforts are underway to get more rural men singing in community-based choirs, especially in drought-affected regions.
Workshops have been held in Barcaldine and Longreach in central-west Queensland this week - as part of a federally-funded program.
Colin Slater from Sing Australia says getting people singing can provide an enjoyable distraction to hard times.
"It's not easy to get men involved in singing, but when they do become involved in it they become our best advocates," he said.
"We've got about 1,200 men in Sing Australia and I'd say a-third of them would be farmers.
"They won't just drive from up the street - they'll drive up to 90 kilometres to come to a singing night because they find the fun in it and it's a real mateship thing."
Tags: community-and-society, lifestyle-and-leisure, clubs-and-associations, longreach-4730
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Singing to soothe drought blues - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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