It’s hard seeing loved ones grow older and struggle in the later stages of life. We can all relate to this feeling, especially when faced with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Across the UK there are currently 433,000 older or physically disabled people living in residential care homes. Shockingly there are currently 850,000 people...
Musica Music and Wellbeing CIC is calling on your support to enable us to embed music in the care of older adults. Our mission is to embed music in the care of older adults living in care settings across the UK. Musica has been providing regular interactive music workshops in care homes since 2010, and...
With less than a week to go until the votes are finalised we are spreading awareness of our ‘Memories with Music’ project. Voting closes April 3rd at 12pm. The memories with music project aims to support the current music provision within Somerset Care, by providing additional interactive music workshops for their residents and day centre...
Musica is calling for your vote to run a new project – The ‘Memories with Music’ project aims to embed music into the daily care routine provided by Somerset Care. We are excited to announce that the Somerset-based ‘Memories with Music’ project, run by Musica and Somerset Care has been shortlisted for the Peoples Project!...
UncategorizedMusical Memories
February 27, 2017383
Musical Memory In our Musica workshops at the moment we have been talking about Spring, it is meant to be just around the corner, although as I sit here typing looking out at the rain lashing down I’m not so sure! If you have experienced a Musica workshop you will know that we use music...
UncategorizedThe ‘Magic’ of Hand Bells
February 6, 2017
With an ageing population, it has become increasingly important to stimulate our minds in older age. In fact, more evidence is emerging to suggest that taking part in stimulating activities such as playing a musical instrument or singing with others, can improve cognitive functioning and may even delay the effects of dementia. The National Association...
UncategorizedHow to Choose a Guitar for your Child
January 30, 2017
What You Need to Know About Picking the Correct Guitar For Your Child Music is a universal language, and people worldwide feel all kinds of emotions, whether they listen to an instrumental or lyrical piece. In both cases, the music can resonate, and move people to the core. It is an invaluable skill which a...
UncategorizedChildren’s Music Classes in Yate and Keynsham!
November 16, 2016
Claire Hamlen will be delivering Musica classes for children in the New Year in Yate and Keynsham. More info below: Yate: Elliot Building, Cranleigh Court Children’s Centre, Yate, BS37 5DW Classes start Friday 6th January 2017 Each 45 minute class is £4 per child and £3 for siblings, payable in half termly blocks (6 weeks)...
On Monday we were delighted to discover that we had been recognised by BBC Dragons’ Den’s Theo Papihits. Last week, Rosie Mead, owner of Musica Music and Wellbeing tweeted Theo about her business during ‘Small Business Sunday’ and was one of six weekly winners to gain a retweet by Theo to his 500,000 Twitter followers. The weekly initiative, set up by Theo...
UncategorizedThe Songaminute Man- an inspiration to all
October 4, 20162
Lately I have been closely following the progress of the Songaminute Man, aka Ted McDermott and his Son Simon as they raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Ted who is eighty years of age was diagnosed with Dementia in 2013 and has felt the consequences of this degenerative condition. As a way of coping with...
