We trust everyone is adhering to the “Stay safe, stay at home” mandates in our communities. It is important that we all heed the call and practice careful social isolation at this time to do our part in flattening the curve of this crazy virus. And, as Music for Seniors […]
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
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.
