Caregivers, well being care professionals and others who work with older adults can study the advantages of music-based actions by way of a web-based workshop introduced by the Nice American Songbook Basis and its Good Concord program.
The 2-day 2021 Good Concord Digital Workshop is scheduled from 10 a.m. to midday March 25 and March 26. Titled “An Intro to Music for Care Companions,” the occasion provides a possibility to find out about the advantages of music for older adults, join with others within the elder-care neighborhood and grasp easy strategies and musical workout routines that may create constructive, shared experiences with family members or neighborhood residents.
Meredith Hamons
The featured speaker is Meredith Hamons, an MT-BC, board-certified music therapist and founding father of North Austin Music Remedy in Texas. She is a nationally acknowledged speaker and creator of “Musically Engaged Seniors: 40 Session Plans and Assets for a Vibrant Music Remedy Program.” She is also the co-auther of “Music, Reminiscence, and That means: How you can Successfully Use Music to Join with Growing old Beloved Ones.”
The displays will happen through Zoom, and individuals additionally will acquire entry to on-line supplies, together with how-to movies, exercise outlines, music playlists and different assets. Price is $15, with reductions accessible for teams and college students. Registration and extra data can be found at TheSongbook.org/PHvirtual or by contacting Director of Applications Renée La Schiazza at 317-844-5832 or rlaschiazza@TheSongbook.org.
Good Concord, developed by the Nice American Songbook Basis and sponsored by American Senior Communities, is a music useful resource that helps care companions determine applicable generational music and actions to have interaction older adults in a shared music expertise. Good Concord provides a singular alternative for social and musical engagement and promotes holistic well-being by way of music by providing month-to-month video assets and themed music actions which might be useful in particular person and group settings. Good Concord consults with a board-certified music therapist for professional steerage and suggestions on all musical assets.
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