How tuneless choirs get you back on song

TONE-deaf singers can boost their mental health by joining ‘tuneless’ choirs. Recent studies have shown singing is beneficial to mental health, reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as loneliness.

Tuneless Choir founder Nadine Cooper, 50 – once banned from a singing class due to her ‘tuneless’ voice – says: ‘I read about how doing it releases endorphins, our feelgood hormones. I wanted somewhere that I could sing and have people laugh with me rather than at me.’

The network’s ethos, ‘sing like no one is listening’, has encouraged thousands to take part since the first event in West Bridgford, Nottingham, in 2015. Choirs are to be launched in 29 new locations.