by Mary Hance (Ms. Cheap) , Tennessean 08.01.14 After seeing how live music transformed seniors in a residents’ community, the author is happy to learn Music for Seniors has grown to offer free public daytime concerts. Read the article in the Tennessean here
By Margaret Littman, Nashville Scene, October 2019 Music for Seniors’ Founder and Executive Director, Sarah Martin McConnell, has been recognized as Best Nonprofit Mover and Shaker. Congratulations, Sarah! Read the article in the Nashville SCENE here
from the International Longevity Centre UK This new report summarises the work of the Commission on Dementia and Music, set-up and coordinated by ILC-UK, with support from The Utley Foundation. With the number of people living with dementia in the UK expected to reach one million by 2025, this is
– How Experience and Training Can Improve Communication by Nina Kraus Learning a foreign language – or learning how to play an instrument – can improve your hearing in noisy situations later in life. Studies show that “hearing in noise ability does in fact improve with short-term software-based training. An
Watch this NewsChannel 5 Feature on Music for Seniors.
John Yang of PBS interviews Music for Seniors participants and learns how the group connects people through live music – and how measuring its effects, with the help of Vanderbilt University researchers, may benefit all of us.
Music for Seniors Knoxville launches as the organization’s inaugural chapter, with Carol Shane as Program Coordinator. You can read more about Carol here.
Our first chapter, Music for Seniors Knoxville, launched on August 20, 2019 with an inaugural concert at the Knoxville Museum of Art. We also welcomed Carole Zinavage Shane as our Knoxville Program Coordinator. You can read more about Carol here.
by Mary Hance (Ms. Cheap) , Tennessean 10.03.18 Music for Seniors Founder Sarah Martin McConnell received the first ever “audience wild card” WeWork Creator Award from Ashton Kutcher and WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann. The award allows the organization to expand, first to Knoxville, Tennessee. See the full article here
