"The Vatican has been at the forefront of that push, launching an online initiative to teach Gregorian chant through short educational tutorials called " Let's Sing with the Pope." The stated goals of the initiative are to give Catholics worldwide an opportunity to "participate actively in the liturgy" and to "make the rich heritage of Gregorian chant accessible to all.""
"These goals resonated with me. As a performing artist and scientist of human movement, I spent the past decade developing therapeutic techniques involving singing and dancing to help people with neurological disorders. Much like the pope's initiative, these arts-based therapies require active participation, promote connection, and are accessible to anyone. Indeed, not only is singing a deeply ingrained human cultural activity, research increasingly shows how good it is for us."
Pope Leo XIV sang the Regina Caeli from St. Peter's Basilica, inspiring renewed interest in Gregorian chant, a monophonic Latin singing tradition over a thousand years old. The Vatican launched an online initiative, "Let's Sing with the Pope," offering short tutorials to teach chant and to promote active liturgical participation and accessibility worldwide. A performing artist and scientist of human movement developed therapeutic techniques using singing and dancing to help people with neurological disorders. These arts-based therapies require active participation, foster social connection, and are broadly accessible. Parkinson's disease affects over 10 million people and involves neuron loss in brain regions tied to movement and rhythm.
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