Our meaningful music workshops use music as a tool for reminiscence and include a variety of activities such as movement to music; singing; percussion playing; quizzes and live music performances. Our workshops are designed to engage and stimulate, increase self-esteem and improve overall well-being. The key ingredient is to achieve this by making it fun!
Our workshops are designed to engage and stimulate, increase self-esteem and improve overall well-being. The key ingredient is to achieve this by making it fun!
We work with care staff to ensure that our sessions are tailored to suit the needs of the residents, and we encourage families to take part too. Taking part in group musical activity is a great way to form deeper connections and can improve social interaction. Musica workshops are a key service in many care homes, and we love building long-lasting relationships with our clients through music.
We provide musical services such as workshops or performances at special events, for example, a resident’s birthday, care home open day, Christmas party etc. These sessions are completely tailored to the needs of the setting and are becoming more popular with care settings looking to provide something different for their event; who better to provide the musical element than Musica.
As a team, we play a variety of instruments and styles as well as vocal performances. We can create a bespoke package of musical provision depending on your event and budget. If the event is a resident’s birthday, we love to work with the family too, ensuring that we provide a musical experience for all the family! We have contacts with many bands and performers in the areas in which we operate, so if we can’t provide the specific music required, then we will be sure to know someone who can!
We offer high quality, person-centred live music performances. This can either be to a group or one-to-one performances. We perform a large and varied repertoire and we love to take requests. In fact, the more tailored to the taste of the participants the better for boosting self-esteem and self-worth
We often provide performances in hospital settings and nursing homes. A report by Staricoff (2003) showed that live music performances can reduce the anxiety of patients, and the presence of musicians can change a ward environment for the better. The report states that the use of live music might be more effective than recorded music because it enables the patient to establish an interaction with the performer and helps to maintain concentration and distraction for a longer period of time.
Inspired by the Live Music Now ‘Choir in Every Care Home’ initiative, Our Every Voice choirs aim to empower staff and residents to sing on a regular basis in their care homes and take ownership of their choir, facilitated by Musica. Every Voice Choir is a 10-week project of weekly rehearsals with Musica, and finishing with a performance either in the home or in the community. This can be used as a fundraising activity for the care home, all proceeds go directly to the home.
Our 45-minute rehearsal delivers the following:
The choir can also form a connection with the care home and their community, by inviting members of the community to take part and stay for tea and a natter afterward.