Fall 2023

Participate in Movin’ and Groovin’ for Wellness

The Centre for Music and Health is offering a new FREE 10-week programme called Movin’ & Groovin’ for Wellness, a drumming and dancing programme to support well-being in NUS students. This is part of a research study to examine the effectiveness of facilitated music and dance activities to support health and well-being. With the rise of stress levels and mental health issues, especially in students, we hope to gain insight into how music and dance can play an important role in supporting social connection and mental health in students like yourself. 

The 10-week programme will consist of one 1.5-2 hour group session every week, and will be held at 7pm at the YST Conservatory of Music (at NUS) on every Tuesday evening from 12 Sep 2023 through 28 Nov 2023 (excluding Recess Week in late Sept). More detailed information will be provided at the Information & Registration sessions.

Note that there are limited spaces in this programme, and because this is a research study, some students will be allocated to a control group. (Those in the control group will complete questionnaires online and receive reimbursement, but will not participate in music and dance sessions at this time. The total participation time expected for those in the control group is three sessions of approximately 30 minutes each, or 90 minutes in total.)

Participants in the Movin’ & Groovin’ programme will receive reimbursement of up to SGD 50 (MGW Programme group, meeting weekly for 1.5-2 hours over the 10 week period), or SGD 20 (Control group, requiring ~30 minutes at three time points) for their participation.

If you would like more information about the study, please click here or scan the QR code on the poster to sign up for one of our Info & Registration sessions. If you have further questions, you may also contact the Principal Investigator, Prof Kat Agres, and her team at: cmh@nus.edu.sg

Info & Registration Sessions (choose 1):

  • Tues, 29 Aug 2023, 7pm

  • Thurs, 31 Aug 2023, 5.30pm

  • Tues, 5 Sep 2023, 7pm

Eligibility requirements:
To be eligible for participation you must:

  • Be currently enrolled in NUS

  • Be between the ages of 18-40 years old

  • Be fluent (speak and write) in English

  • Able to commit to attending the live sessions for the entire 10-week period 

  • Have normal or corrected-to-normal hearing and vision
     

Note: Those who have been diagnosed with a neurological or hearing/physical impairment that would prevent moving/dancing, or who are taking medicine to treat their mental health, are unfortunately not eligible to participate in this study. Further, please note that during the session, the programme team will be doing some video and audio recording of the sessions for internal record-keeping and program evaluation (these will never be shared publicly). By participating in the programme, you consent to having photos/videos taken during the session for these purposes. Any photos taken for programme publicity will be optional for students.  

Sign up now!