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Silver Song Clubs
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View a map of Silver Song Clubs in your area ~ What Happens at a Silver Song Club Frequently Asked Questions ~ Benefits of attending a Silver Song Club ~ Musicians and Volunteers
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Silver Song Clubs are regular sessions of singing and music making for older people and, where appropriate, their carers. Over 1500 older people attend a Silver Song Club each month and this number is set to reach 2000 by the end of 2010. Silver Song Clubs take place in a variety of venues including community venues, day care centres and hospital settings.
The Silver Song Club model is a unique and protected model of participatory music making driven by the latest developments in the field of Arts and Health.
Sessions are delivered by trained facilitators and supported by volunteers. Our volunteers come from a number of sources including local music societies and senior citizen’s forums.
Sessions are fun and the music used is well known. There is no charge to participants and we try to provide help with transport where needed. There are no auditions and everyone is welcome. Most sessions include refreshments and we encourage carers and family members to attend. |
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What Happens At A Silver Song Club Silver Song Clubs are not passive, and do not involve sitting and listening to others performing. Instead everyone joins in with a range of musical activities including not only singing but also playing percussion, using hand chimes and gentle chair based exercises.
Most of the music and songs will be familiar to everyone involved and many sings are used because of their power to evoke memories.
A typical Silver Song Club session will last 90 minutes, divided into two sections with a refreshment break in the middle. A variety of songs will be used and activities will include action songs, hand chimes, percussion and gentle chair based exercises. Most people leave with a smile on their face and a song on their lips.
To view our most frequently asked questions please click here |
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The Benefits Of Attending A Silver Song Club Each Silver Song Club session is driven by 11 key aims derived from an on-going research and evaluation process focused on identifying and codifying best practice and the most up to date research themes from around the world.
Benefits associated with participation include reduced depression, less reliance on medicine, reduction in GP visits and improved rating of overall health.
Our work is the subject of a recently completed formative evaluation by The Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health. The 11 key aims are:
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Our musicians are chosen because of their ability to inspire people to join together and sing.
We recruit and train facilitators from a variety of sources and our musicians include profession performers, musicologists, music therapists and community musicians. We also work in partnership with other musical charities including Live Music Now and the Music, Mind and Spirit Trust.
Our volunteers come from a variety of sources including choirs, choral societies, pensioner’s forums and senior citizens forums. Although we do not expect our volunteers to be trained singers an interest in music is important.
We are always looking for new musicians so please contact us if you are interested in becoming involved in our work |
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