Singing for Wellbeing - Southwell Library - Adult Learning

Southwell Library, Southwell

Date	8 September - 13 October 2025
Sessions	Mondays: 10am - 12pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	Southwell Library, Southwell View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £48

About this course

Use your living instrument—your voice!

In this course, we’ll explore how singing supports your mental and physical wellbeing, using breathwork, easy vocal warm-ups and joyful group songs.

You’ll learn how group singing can lift your mood, lower stress and support your immune system.

We’ll explore feel-good lyrics, simple harmonies and voice confidence techniques in a friendly, accessible way.

This is about enjoying music together, not about getting it ‘right’. Every session is designed to help you connect, express yourself and leave feeling more alive.

No previous singing experience needed—just a willingness to join in and have a go.

You will explore the joy of singing to boost your mood and immune system in a supportive, no-pressure environment.

You will discover uplifting songs and simple voice techniques that celebrate your unique sound—no matter your experience level. Whether you’re new to singing or returning to it, you will be invited to enjoy your voice, connect with others, and leave each session feeling energised and uplifted.

What you will need to bring to the course:

Notebook

Smartphone with a voice recording app (if possible) but this can be sorted during the sessions.

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014