Music activities for senior citizens

Seniors, it's time to march to the beat of your own drum! Join our Drumming Circle – an exhilarating exercise music group in aged care. Stay active, make rhythm, and let the music move you!

Looking for engaging, musical games to play with your students? Here are a few of my favorite games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

Everyone responds instinctively to music. A person’s ability to engage in music often remains intact far into the advanced stages of dementia. Music triggers certain networks of the brain that benefit people suffering from difficulties with language, cognition, or motor control.

Match these well known songs to the films they were featured in. A fun reminiscing activity for seniors who will remember many of these much loved movies.

Music is powerful enough that it can even touch people with dementia. This post looks at a variety of music activities and how they can help. #music #seniors #activities

Laughter is a natural and essential part of life. Beyond the immediate pleasure it brings, laughter is a powerful force with lasting effects on our well-being. It offers a host of benefits that are worth exploring, especially for seniors.

Do your Assisted Living senior residents find your musical activities passive? Why not get your residents actively engaged in your senior musical activities. Keep reading to learn the best activity to add to your senior activity calendar to get your residents loving your musical activities...

I think it's about time for another Roll-A-(fill in the blank with any seasonal item) game. We always have so much fun playing these kind of games at our house. I love them because everyone in the family can play, and you can easily adapt the theme, and even the instructions to your liking. Click To Print With spring here and summer just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to do a Roll-A-Garden game. The game is simple. You'll need paper, crayons, and dice. The instructions tell you…

Music therapy is a fascinating field and there are many potential benefits of music therapy for seniors.