Date Time Making music tunes up wellbeing during lockdown Spontaneous group music making is associated with a number of wellbeing benefits – even if the performers are not in the same room – a study shows. Online improvisation sessions by an international group of musicians enhanced mood, lowered levels of loneliness and promoted a feeling of community during the first Covid-19 lockdown, the research found. The study is the first to investigate the effects of global online music making during the pandemic. Researchers at Edinburgh College of Art examined the experiences of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra – a diverse group of players which includes musicians who have performed with the National Jazz Orchestra and The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.