let me ask you all the somewhat strange question how many of you sing in the
question how many of you sing in the
question how many of you sing in the shower at home
thanks for being honest well many of us
thanks for being honest well many of us do right we sing in the shower Church in
do right we sing in the shower Church in
do right we sing in the shower Church in the car human beings just love to sing
the car human beings just love to sing
the car human beings just love to sing but why do we sing what is it about
but why do we sing what is it about
but why do we sing what is it about singing that makes us such an
singing that makes us such an
singing that makes us such an influential factor in our society and
influential factor in our society and
influential factor in our society and makes it acceptable for people all over
makes it acceptable for people all over
makes it acceptable for people all over the world hello everyone my name is hugo
the world hello everyone my name is hugo
the world hello everyone my name is hugo tsukamoto and i would like to share my
tsukamoto and i would like to share my
tsukamoto and i would like to share my story of how choral music changed my
story of how choral music changed my
story of how choral music changed my life when I came to us be in grade 9 I
life when I came to us be in grade 9 I
life when I came to us be in grade 9 I was enrolled in the ESL program also
was enrolled in the ESL program also
was enrolled in the ESL program also known as the English foundation program
known as the English foundation program
known as the English foundation program and there I felt like I didn’t have a
and there I felt like I didn’t have a
and there I felt like I didn’t have a tool to use to communicate with other
tool to use to communicate with other
tool to use to communicate with other people my English wasn’t strong enough
people my English wasn’t strong enough
people my English wasn’t strong enough for me to be confident in being part of
for me to be confident in being part of
for me to be confident in being part of this international community to top it
this international community to top it
this international community to top it off I am an introvert in quite shy with
off I am an introvert in quite shy with
off I am an introvert in quite shy with all these factors that like variance
all these factors that like variance
all these factors that like variance means I cannot imagine how I would ever
means I cannot imagine how I would ever
means I cannot imagine how I would ever be able to express myself how would I
be able to express myself how would I
be able to express myself how would I make friends find my comfort place and
make friends find my comfort place and
make friends find my comfort place and develop a passion language barriers an
develop a passion language barriers an
develop a passion language barriers an issue
issue
issue that is present in many international
that is present in many international
that is present in many international schools psychologists roberson study in
schools psychologists roberson study in
schools psychologists roberson study in 2000 showed that Asian students who
2000 showed that Asian students who
2000 showed that Asian students who study abroad are more likely to
study abroad are more likely to
study abroad are more likely to experience depression and anxiety they
experience depression and anxiety they
experience depression and anxiety they are unable to fully understand lectures
are unable to fully understand lectures
are unable to fully understand lectures in English and sometimes feel unhappy
in English and sometimes feel unhappy
in English and sometimes feel unhappy with their oral performances this can
with their oral performances this can
with their oral performances this can lead to lack of self-esteem and
lead to lack of self-esteem and
lead to lack of self-esteem and isolation causing these students to
isolation causing these students to
isolation causing these students to limit themselves socially and
limit themselves socially and
limit themselves socially and academically and missing out on
academically and missing out on
academically and missing out on opportunities now I will like to share a
opportunities now I will like to share a
opportunities now I will like to share a solution that I’ve discovered towards
solution that I’ve discovered towards
solution that I’ve discovered towards this issue simply put I join choir class
I was fortunate enough to stumble upon
I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the solution from my counselors one
the solution from my counselors one
the solution from my counselors one suggestion but it soon turned out to
suggestion but it soon turned out to
suggestion but it soon turned out to become an important part of my school
become an important part of my school
become an important part of my school life because it helped me to find my
life because it helped me to find my
life because it helped me to find my comfort place my passion of school and
comfort place my passion of school and
comfort place my passion of school and my truest and best friends in choir
my truest and best friends in choir
my truest and best friends in choir class
class
class it didn’t matter whether my English was
it didn’t matter whether my English was
it didn’t matter whether my English was as good as a native speakers were as
as good as a native speakers were as
as good as a native speakers were as poor as a three-year-old boys because
poor as a three-year-old boys because
poor as a three-year-old boys because language is not the major component of
language is not the major component of
language is not the major component of singing singing moves beyond language
singing singing moves beyond language
singing singing moves beyond language and what mattered to me is that I had a
and what mattered to me is that I had a
and what mattered to me is that I had a voice choir class gave me a voice that I
voice choir class gave me a voice that I
voice choir class gave me a voice that I could use to express myself regardless
could use to express myself regardless
could use to express myself regardless of language we all need some way of
of language we all need some way of
of language we all need some way of communication in order to express
communication in order to express
communication in order to express ourselves self-expression is the key to
ourselves self-expression is the key to
ourselves self-expression is the key to personal growth however as I said being
personal growth however as I said being
personal growth however as I said being enrolled in the ESL program I wasn’t
enrolled in the ESL program I wasn’t
enrolled in the ESL program I wasn’t confident in the common language knowing
confident in the common language knowing
confident in the common language knowing this I decided that singing was the new
this I decided that singing was the new
this I decided that singing was the new way to express my voice and I am NOT
way to express my voice and I am NOT
way to express my voice and I am NOT alone in this research shows that the
alone in this research shows that the
alone in this research shows that the scientific aspects of singing are
scientific aspects of singing are
scientific aspects of singing are beneficial to English language learners
beneficial to English language learners
beneficial to English language learners in multiple ways musicality has a
in multiple ways musicality has a
in multiple ways musicality has a positive effect on language acquisition
positive effect on language acquisition
positive effect on language acquisition in an experiment conducted by dr. shank
in an experiment conducted by dr. shank
in an experiment conducted by dr. shank in 1999 a group of ESL students were
in 1999 a group of ESL students were
in 1999 a group of ESL students were asked listening to an intervention text
asked listening to an intervention text
asked listening to an intervention text sent to them while others only heard it
sent to them while others only heard it
sent to them while others only heard it spoken those who listened to the text as
spoken those who listened to the text as
spoken those who listened to the text as a song gained vocabularies six point
a song gained vocabularies six point
a song gained vocabularies six point five words on average over the other
five words on average over the other
five words on average over the other groups 2.5 words this is why it is
groups 2.5 words this is why it is
groups 2.5 words this is why it is easier to memorize songs than speeches
easier to memorize songs than speeches
easier to memorize songs than speeches because the words come along with a
because the words come along with a
because the words come along with a melody furthermore melody and rhythm
melody furthermore melody and rhythm
melody furthermore melody and rhythm both have a strong impact on the
both have a strong impact on the
both have a strong impact on the cerebellum of the brain the cerebellum
cerebellum of the brain the cerebellum
cerebellum of the brain the cerebellum is in charge of all rhythm and timing of
is in charge of all rhythm and timing of
is in charge of all rhythm and timing of the body
the body
the body it is also known to play a significant
it is also known to play a significant
it is also known to play a significant role in language acquisition in a
role in language acquisition in a
role in language acquisition in a scientific paper by dr. Hutchinson the
scientific paper by dr. Hutchinson the
scientific paper by dr. Hutchinson the scientific paper by dr. Hutchinson
scientific paper by dr. Hutchinson
scientific paper by dr. Hutchinson demonstrated that professional music
demonstrated that professional music
demonstrated that professional music professional keyboard players have
professional keyboard players have
professional keyboard players have larger but larger irregular volumes
larger but larger irregular volumes
larger but larger irregular volumes compared to mass non-musicians therefore
compared to mass non-musicians therefore
compared to mass non-musicians therefore musicians have a potentially higher
musicians have a potentially higher
musicians have a potentially higher ability to learn new languages because
ability to learn new languages because
ability to learn new languages because of their develops irreverence clearly
of their develops irreverence clearly
of their develops irreverence clearly language singing is an effective
language singing is an effective
language singing is an effective language learning method it also has
language learning method it also has
language learning method it also has great benefits for language learners
great benefits for language learners
great benefits for language learners such as
Nick Stewart from Oxford Brookes
Nick Stewart from Oxford Brookes University examined participants who
University examined participants who
University examined participants who have been diagnosed with depression and
have been diagnosed with depression and
have been diagnosed with depression and found out that they no longer met the
found out that they no longer met the
found out that they no longer met the diagnosis following their Baughman
diagnosis following their Baughman
diagnosis following their Baughman inquire to add-on choral singing is
inquire to add-on choral singing is
inquire to add-on choral singing is beneficial to anyone because it can
beneficial to anyone because it can
beneficial to anyone because it can boost immune systems improve our sleep
boost immune systems improve our sleep
boost immune systems improve our sleep and even increase our life expectancy
and even increase our life expectancy
and even increase our life expectancy singing is more than just a form of art
singing is more than just a form of art
singing is more than just a form of art or music choir class is more than just
or music choir class is more than just
or music choir class is more than just an easy a it can become someone’s
an easy a it can become someone’s
an easy a it can become someone’s passion for life a cure for many people
passion for life a cure for many people
passion for life a cure for many people a device to express emotions personality
a device to express emotions personality
a device to express emotions personality and existence like it has been for me I
and existence like it has been for me I
and existence like it has been for me I had my difficulties with English but
had my difficulties with English but
had my difficulties with English but choir class gave me a voice that I could
choir class gave me a voice that I could
choir class gave me a voice that I could use to express myself and eventually
use to express myself and eventually
use to express myself and eventually lead me to find my identity and realize
lead me to find my identity and realize
lead me to find my identity and realize what I’m truly capable of doing the
what I’m truly capable of doing the
what I’m truly capable of doing the legendary song sir Stevie Wonder once
legendary song sir Stevie Wonder once
legendary song sir Stevie Wonder once said music is a world within itself with
said music is a world within itself with
said music is a world within itself with the language everyone can understand I
the language everyone can understand I
the language everyone can understand I must agree
must agree
must agree I believe that singing is the one true
I believe that singing is the one true
I believe that singing is the one true universal language I believe that it can
universal language I believe that it can
universal language I believe that it can connect the young and the old the rich
connect the young and the old the rich
connect the young and the old the rich and the poor and allow us to communicate
and the poor and allow us to communicate
and the poor and allow us to communicate beyond the diversity of our dialects and
beyond the diversity of our dialects and
beyond the diversity of our dialects and races and I strongly believe that this
races and I strongly believe that this
races and I strongly believe that this is an idea worth sharing thank you
is an idea worth sharing thank you
is an idea worth sharing thank you [Applause]
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