Can't sing like Beyoncé? No worries, you still have more to gain, keep at it

IF THERE is a song in your soul, sing it out loud, whether in your car on your morning commute or at karaoke with friends.

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It's okay if you are not the next Beyoncé.

Making music, even if we aren't especially good at it, can still be good for us. Music has the power to soothe the mind, promote brain health and bring people closer together, research has consistently shown.

Nobody says you shouldn’t jog if you are not good at it,” said Daniel Levitin, a professor emeritus of neuroscience at McGill University and dean of arts and humanities at Minerva University. “That’s not the point.”

“It can move us emotionally, it can move us physically, it can connect us to other people,” which are all important elements of mental health, said Daniel Bowling, a professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Stanford School of Medicine who researches music-based treatments for mental health.