An introduction to Music for Seniors’ services and history, featuring Musician Partners Lady Corder Chapman and Stephen Curnow, founder Sarah Martin McConnell and Program Director Matt Bridges.
An introduction to Music for Seniors’ services and history, featuring Musician Partners Lady Corder Chapman and Stephen Curnow, founder Sarah Martin McConnell and Program Director Matt Bridges.
Fox joins Sarah Martin McConnell at a Music for Seniors program of music and dancing.
Karen Shayne of On Modern Age discusses how music can often work scientifically proven miracles with Sarah Martin McConnell.
A glimpse into some of the live programs Music for Seniors offers.
Lifelong Investment to Protect the Brain from Aging and Hearing Loss by Nina Kraus & Travis White-Schwoch “Age-related declines in auditory processing are not inevitable.” Studies of older individuals who have played instruments for their entire lives reveal they have fewer challenges with hearing than non-musicians later in life. “Music
Enhanced Processing of Speech in Noise by Nina Kraus, PhD, & Samira Anderson, AuD, PhD This article addresses the effects of music training through different stages of life. At the end it suggests that “a music-based auditory training program may provide significant benefits for neural processing and speech perception in
The AHCA interviews founder Sarah Martin McConnell, who shares some of her music, and talks with audience member Martha Uffelman about music’s impact on senior communities.
Special Issue on Music from The Parkinson’s Foundation See an impressive graphic showing how musicians and non musicians process sound over their lifetimes.
from the Alzheimer’s Association “Even in the late-stages of Alzheimer’s, a person may be able to tap a beat or sing lyrics to a song from childhood. Music provides a way to connect, even after verbal communication has become difficult.” Read the full article here
