Here’s a wonderful feature story highlighting Music for Seniors’ work! Joy, Laughter – and Music – are the Best Medicine for Area Seniors appears prominently in the 2019 Report to the Community from Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, published November, 2020. We are grateful to be a recipient of funding from The Hunter Armistead Fund to Inspire […]
Sarah Martin McConnell engages her TEDx audience in a sing-along to demonstrate how live music benefits us all. She shares her personal journey which led her to found Music for Seniors in 2007, along with music making research highlights involving brain plasticity – including how making music trains the ear
by John Yang and Leah Nagy John Yang of PBS interviewsMusic 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. See the PBS News Hour segment here
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
Watch this NewsChannel 5 Feature on Music for Seniors.
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
by Mary Hance (Ms. Cheap) , Tennessean 03.13.17 After learning about how interactive music fosters “brain gain,” Music for Seniors added a new program – live performance Learning Labs offering group lessons in various musical instruments. Read the article in the Tennessean here
by Sarah Martin McConnell , Tennessean 03.12.17 Auditory neuroscientist Dr. Nina Kraus of Northwestern University has conducted cutting-edge research about how to keep our brains nimble – and music making tops the list. Read the article in the Tennessean here
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Opinion: What better place is there for seniors to live more musically than in Music City, USA? Sarah Martin McConnell is the founder and current Executive Director of Music for Seniors. Have you always wanted to play an instrument or sing with a group? Well, do not delay!
