We began our journey as FiftyForward Music for Seniors After her initial ah-Hah! moment, founder Sarah Martin McConnell was ready to launch her new idea. A colleague directed her to Janet Jernigan, Executive Director of Nashville’s premier senior services provider, FiftyForward. Janet’s enthusiasm for McConnell’s business plan catalyzed initial funding […]
Qualified Teaching Artists Lead Live Performance Learning Labs in Choral Arts, Harmonica, Percussion, Ukulele, Songwriting Our very first Learning Lab series – ever! – launched in spring 2017. It was an eight-week series in Beginning Ukulele, Choral Arts and Percussive Arts led by Musician Partners Todd Elgin and Anita Moffitt (ukes),
Music for Seniors and How it Supports the Creative Class In the summer of 2021, I received an email from Sarah Martin McConnell seeking help with the nonprofit she had founded, Music for Seniors. Sarah had dedicated 14 years of her life to its important mission and although she loved
The Music for Seniors FREE Daytime Concert Series Early in our organization’s history, we were having great success with our Outreach programs in recreational and care locations, but “I realized that was only a slice of our senior population,” says founder, Sarah Martin McConnell. “We needed additional programming to engage
Our Wonderful Musician Partner – Donna Frost “As I grew older, I realized it’s not all about me. I wanted to use my music to make a difference in others’ lives and being a Musician Partner for Music for Seniors over the past seven years has allowed me to do
Dedicated Board Member – Carla Chamberlain “It makes me so proud to be on the Board, seeing how we are able to share who we are and the joy our Musician Partners bring to all the program participants.” – Carla Chamberlain – Board Member Music for Seniors’ fabulous Board
Communities We Serve – Our Residential Outreach Programs “I think enough of those connections could heal the whole world.” – John England – Musician Partner Music for Seniors’ Outreach Programs are a cornerstone of our mission and take place in residential care settings, such as assisted living and memory
Our Founder’s Story We never know where our stories will lead us. Telling our story often leads to wondrous new stories…and so many stories still to tell. – Sarah Martin McConnell Marguerite (Marge) Martin, my mother, was blown from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to Nashville by Hurricane Katrina in
This is an article featured in the Forward FOCUS Summer 2021 publication by FiftyForward Telling Our Stories By Sarah Martin McConnell “Sarah, you have to come get mother” said Priscilla my sister when we finally connected after hours of dead phone my lines. Hurricane Katrina had just pummeled the Mississippi
