Bringing music to care homes
Music is a powerful tool proving to have so many benefits for physical and mental health including:
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Brain activity - recalling songs can increase brain activity.
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Reduce Stress - singing can help to reduce life’s stresses. Singing releases your body’s happy hormones.
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Cardiovascular health - singing can help care for your lungs. It teaches you to slow down, control and deepen your breathing. It helps to naturally strengthen your abdominal muscles - something that supports your breathing.
Becky offers two packages which can be edited to suit your care home.
1 - Sing Along Hits
Becky leads a singing group aimed to get everyone singing along. She has a projector and folders with lyrics accompanied by backing tracks. The songs consist of show tunes and popular music from all eras .
2 - Listen and Enjoy
Becky sings and plays keyboard for residents to listen and enjoy. Becky sings songs through the ages which can be acoustic and easy listening, or upbeat and toe tapping.
Some of the many songs include:
Bare necessities
Is this the way to Amarillo
Edelweiss
I’m gonna wash that man right outta my hair
Zip a dee doo dah
Dream a little dream Of Me
Delilah
She’ll be coming round the mountain
Cabaret
You are my sunshine
Here comes the sun
We are the champions
My old mans a dustman
Sweet Caroline
Spoonful of sugar
One that I want
Hippopotamus song
What a wonderful world
Get me to the church on time
Oh what a beautiful morning
(The sun will come out) Tomorrow
When you’re smiling
The sound of music
Mamma Mia
Summertime
Falling in love with you
My bonnie lies over the ocean
Bring me sunshine
You make me feel so young
Scarborough fair
Your song
Build me up buttercup
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Dancing queen
Waterloo
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Que sera sera
Can’t take my eyes off you
Consider yourself
If I loved you
Wild Rover
Show me the way to go home