Getting started with
Music Care

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Quick start ideas

Radio

Listening to the radio can be one of the easiest ways to access music

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Playlists

Curating, listening to and sharing music together through a playlist

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Music Videos

Watching a music video can create the feeling of being at a musical event and take you to another time or place

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Live Music

Live performances can enhance health and wellbeing and help you connect with the music you love

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All Activities

Listening to music

Radio

Listening to the radio can be one of the easiest ways to access music

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Playlists

Curating, listening to and sharing music together through a playlist

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Music Videos

Watching a music video can create the feeling of being at a musical event and take you to another time or place

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Live Music

Live performances can enhance health and wellbeing and help you connect with the music you love

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Making Music

Playing

It’s never too late to explore playing a musical instrument to support with living with dementia

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Music Group

Making music together in a group, formally or informally, is something everyone can do

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Singing

Making sounds with our voice is one of our most powerful communication tools

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Singing in a Group

Singing together with musicians or recorded music is something we can all do and enjoy

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Music Therapy

Music Therapy, individually or in groups, can create a channel for communication and self expression

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Training

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Training

Your skills will be invaluable in helping to make music an integral part of care

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Prescribing

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Social Prescriptions

Where GPs, link workers and other primary care professions can connect people to non-clinical activities

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"l also play music and encourage mum to sing. It brings pleasure, & when at a group it’s lovely to see the joy it brings to carers & their loved ones"

Andrea, Relative & Informal Carer

"I feel Dad comes home so happy and relaxed after these sessions. It’s definitely helping his memory because I can ask him things and he remembers. You’ve lifted his spirits tremendously"

Emma, Relative & Informal Carer

"Music helps people living with dementia to communicate and share their stories. It adds lightness and fun into their routine, helping to get them and care staff through to the end of the day"

Tom, Musician