The SWAN Project
Sing Ireland is thrilled to participate in the SWAN project alongside partners from across Europe. SWAN stands for Singing with Additional Needs and seeks to draw on best practices from different European countries to include people in collective singing who have additional needs due to disabilities and/or physical or psychological health issues.
Sing Ireland's initiatives, Sing for Life and Song Seeking, are set to be highlighted in late November 2025.
About the project
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collect, scale and promote best practices in collective singing for people with additional needs
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provide transnational opportunities for collective singing professionals to engage with the best practices of other countries
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develop and make use of digital tools to support people with additional needs in participating
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make knowledge internationally accessible.
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computer scripts and e-book for singers with visual impairments
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reports on research, experimentation and outcomes
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guide for conductors leading a choir for cancer patients
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recordings of project events
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a database of best practices
Available resources
- Digital tools for visually impaired singers implemented by Norsk Sangerforum
- Singing With Additional Needs: a guideline for professionals who want to start a choir specifically intended for people confronted with cancer by Kanker in Beeld
- Sing for Life: a singing and wellbeing programme for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities by Sing Ireland.
- Song Seeking: a singing and wellbeing programme in direct provision by Sing Ireland.