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singtobeat.bsky.social
Sing to Beat Parkinson's
@singtobeat.bsky.social
Sing to Beat facilitate singing groups primarily for people with Parkinson's and other neurological conditions.
Here are some videos from our STB training course at the National Concert Hall in Dublin last month — thanks to all the practitioners who participated!
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There are still few places available for our online training course beginning tomorrow! It will take place over four sessions in two weekends. All sessions take place from 4pm - 6pm and are available to book separately or together below - we look forward to seeing you there!
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our next online training course begins this Saturday! It will take place over four sessions between the next two weekends. All sessions take place from 4pm - 6pm and are available to book separately or together through the QR code or link below - we hope to see you there!
November 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Great turnout and engagement from the Irish Parkinson's community for our inaugural STBP training in Dublin at the National Concert Hall!
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Great turnout and engagement from the Irish Parkinson's community for our inaugural STBP training in Dublin at the National Concert Hall!
October 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If you’re interested in learning about singing for people with Parkinson’s, we’d love you to join us for our next online training residency via Zoom in November!
October 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It's just a few days until our training course for anyone interested in learning about singing for people with Parkinson’s at the National Concert Hall. There are still a few places left to book at nch.ie/all-events-l... - we look forward to seeing you there!
October 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you’re interested in learning about singing for people with Parkinson’s, we’d love you to join us for our training course next week in Dublin! The course takes place from 11am - 5pm on the 18th October, and is available to book now at www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
October 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our Director of Research, Dr Yoon Irons, talks about the benefits of singing to beat Parkinson's.

If you're interested in learning more, she is one of the four leaders of our upcoming training course for practitioners in Dublin! To register, visit www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
September 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you’re interested in learning about singing for people with Parkinson’s, we’d love you to join us for our training course next month in Dublin! The course takes place from 11am - 5pm on the 18th October. We hope to see you there!
September 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you’re interested in learning about singing for people with Parkinson’s, we’d love you to join our online training residency in November! Booking is available through Ticketsource: www.ticketsource.co.uk/canterbury-c...
August 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Our Director of Research, J. Yoon Irons, talks about the social benefits of our Sing to Beat Parkinson's sessions.
August 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Our Programme Director, Matt Shipton, talks about how STBP groups can help people with chronic health conditions to connect with others and reduce the stigma around these conditions.
August 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our Associate Director of Research, Trish Vella-Burrows, talks about her journey from working with people with Parkinson's in a clinical capacity to a research role.
July 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Emily Renshaw-Kidd talks about the benefits of singing for Parkinson's at the Big Sing event in April, which raised awareness for the Parky Charter. The petition, linked below, is only 500 signatures away from its goal of 100,000 - please sign!
July 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you’re interested in learning about singing for people with Parkinson’s, we’d love you to join us for our next online training residency in November! The sessions can be booked separately or as a block — booking is available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/canterbury-c...
July 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In April, our director of training Nicola Wydenbach led an interactive singing workshop in Westminster to raise awareness for Parkinson's - listen to her talk about the experience here!
July 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
If you're interested in learning about singing for people with Parkinson's, we'd love you to join us for our next online training residency in November! More information can be found and places can be booked at www.ticketsource.co.uk/canterbury-c...
June 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Last week, our Artistic Director Emily Renshaw-Kidd received an Alumni Community Hero award from Canterbury Christ Church University. We are very proud to have Emily facilitate our singing groups and are glad to see her commitment to the community recognised!
June 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Here’s a quote from Canterbury Skylarks’ feature in the Creative Health Stories podcast – to listen to the full episode ‘Singing for Health,’ visit creative-health.co.uk/podcasts/sin... or find the episode in any podcast app!
June 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Here’s a quote from Canterbury Skylarks’ feature in the Creative Health Stories podcast – to listen to the full episode ‘Singing for Health,’ visit creative-health.co.uk/podcasts/sin... or find the episode in any podcast app!
June 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Here’s a quote from Canterbury Skylarks’ feature in the Creative Health Stories podcast – to listen to the full episode ‘Singing for Health,’ visit creative-health.co.uk/podcasts/sin... or find the episode in any podcast app!
May 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Here’s a quote from Canterbury Skylarks’ feature in the Creative Health Stories podcast – to listen to the full episode ‘Singing for Health,’ visit creative-health.co.uk/podcasts/sin... or find the episode in any podcast app!
May 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Laura visited our Canterbury Skylarks group, led by Emily Renshaw-Kidd, and Monday Music, led by Grenville Hancox, for her new Creative Health Stories podcast episode! The podcast is available everywhere, but you can also listen at creative-health.co.uk/podcasts/sin...
May 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Here are some photos from the Big Sing in London this month, with musical direction from our director of training Nicola Wydenbach! To sign the Parky Charter, please visit petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
April 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM