[#PsychToday] The Evolution of Music: A Bonding Effect?

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I’ve performed in many ensembles over the years—band, orchestra, choir, and chamber groups—and have yet to find a music group as socially and emotionally connected as the marching band. Not to say I haven’t felt connected to my fellow choral, orchestra, and wind ensemble peers, but there’s something about the marching band that facilitates a deep, strong, long-lasting connection.

That “something” may involve the connection between music and social cohesion, a phenomenon explored recently by researchers in the UK…Read more.

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