REFERENCES

References for the Forever Austin Fund grant application submitted by SoCo Women’s Chorus - April 2025

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National Endowment for the Arts. (2020). Why We Engage: Attending, Creating, and Performing Art. https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/Why-We-Engage-0920_0.pdf

Office of the Surgeon General. (2023). Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

Putnam, R. D. (2020). Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Rev. ed.). Simon & Schuster.

Sing Up Foundation. (2024). Why singing for health & wellbeing? https://www.singupfoundation.org/about-singing-for-mental-health/understanding-singing-for-mental-health/singing-health

Turkle, S. (2017). Alone together: Why we expect more from technology and less from each other (3rd ed.). Basic Books.

Williams, S. C. P. (2015, October 27). Singing kick starts social bonding. Science.org. https://www.science.org/content/article/singing-kick-starts-social-bonding

Wiltermuth, S. S., & Heath, C. (2009). Synchrony and cooperation. Psychological Science, 20(1), 1–5.