Playing instruments together

• Video Description

  Learning new things and creating long term memories is still very much possible for those with dementia. Playing instruments together can be a very powerful method of social bonding in older people.

  This session was filmed at Eden Court, Battersea, London (Cinnamon Group).

• Strategies

  • Use residents’ musical skills to put together a group or band

  • Encourage musical family members and friends to join the group too

  • Encourage the group to perform for other residents and visitors

  • Consider the part that hand-held percussion instruments can play; a modest contribution can sound good as part of something bigger