MUSIC is a powerful tool ... it can lift our mood, combat depression, and lower stress ...
It can also give people in tough situations a big boost - especially when they can share their love of music with others.
Gayle Williams is the co-ordinator of the COPD choirs - groups of singers around the country who all live with chronic lung illnesses.
She's on the line to tell us more.
'Te Aroha' sung by a contestant at the powhiri / welcome ceremony. Photo: Sheena Haywood Photography
