Music & Health

Music and Health in the Folkestone area

Folkestone was home to the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health between 2004 and 2020. The Centre has been researching the impact of music, and singing in particular, on the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

The focus of the research has been centred around singing for people with chronic health conditions such as COPD, Mental Health, Dementia and Parkinson’s.

See below for more information on local Music and Health initiatives ‘Monday Music’ and ‘Sing to Beat’: