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Murray Bridge Children's Choir gets kids started on the right note
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Murray Bridge Children's Choir gets kids started on the right note

Founding director Pam Valerio and accompanist Alex Westlake say singing in a choir offers many benefits.

Viki Ntafillis
Jun 17
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Murray Bridge Children's Choir gets kids started on the right note
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The senior and advanced choirs rehearse on a Tuesday night. Photo: Viki Ntafillis.

Music has existed and improved people’s lives for centuries; you would be hard-pressed to find a period or culture for which music was not around.

Experts say playing a musical instrument can improve a person’s brain function, hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, confidence, and even reduce stress.

Murray Bridge Children’s Choir founding director Pam Valerio said she had seen many positive changes in the children who had joined since she started the group in 2017.

“I’ve had students who for their first session cry, holding their parent’s leg at the door … a few weeks later, they’re putting their hands up for a solo,” she said.

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