Use music to support short and medium-term memory

• Video Description

  This was filmed at Eden Court, a Cinnamon care home and Raleigh House, New Malden, a Staywell day care center.

  This video shows a community choir in a day care center being conducted by Vivienne Lawrence. This is one of a number of choirs that are open to older people in South London and run by the charity, Voices of Hope. At Eden Court, we see the effects that engagement with music can have on memory – the ability to create new songs and to learn new songs.

• Strategies

  • Choose particular pieces of music to play at important eventsE.g. parties

  • Record the music played at important events, to revisit in the following days, weeks and months

  • Sing or play the music that is chosen with residents to revive memories of the event

  • Share the memories with family members and friends, in person or online