Students With Musical Skills Wanted For Turtle Song, A Project Together With People Living With Dementia

Register your interest to volunteer with Turtle Song, a music project to support people with dementia.

Turtle Song is a singing and song-writing initiative for people living with dementia and their carers. The project is led by a professional composer and director. This short video sums up the project: https://vimeo.com/649091640.

Where: 42 Market Place, Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PB

When

  • January 23rd & 30th

  • February 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

  • March 6th & 13th

  • Final sharing will take place March 20th

Time: 2pm – 3:45pm

Why Get Involved?

Turtle Song is a chance for you to use your musical skills to enhance the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.

What We Ask of You

  • You would need to commit to the full project as continuity with the participants is key

  • Be positive and enthusiastic

  • Each week you will work with the composer, director & participants to write songs as a large group - you will also break into smaller groups and help to lead creation

  • You will help to provide accompaniment to the songs with the composer
    You will have the opportunity to perform to the group each week

To register with this opportunity, please sign up here AND contact the following to express your interest:

Charlotte: charlotte@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

or

Niamh: niamh@turtlekeyarts.org.uk


020 8964 5060


We look forward to hearing from you!

Students with musical skills wanted for Turtle Song, a project together with people living with dementia (teamkinetic.co.uk)

 

Comments from previous Turtle Song student volunteers:

“I enjoyed working with the dementia participants and also building relationships with them and their families. It was nice to see their confidence build from week to week.”

“I thoroughly enjoyed creating music with the participants - it was very rewarding and a new experience. It was lovely to get to know the participants over the period. I also enjoyed playing in the band.”

“I really enjoyed the whole project. I have never done something like this before and really hope I can do so again in the near future. It has been such a great experience and I will miss coming to Turtle Song! A lovely team to work with.”

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