Would you like to brighten the life of a relative, a friend or a patient in an aged care facility?
It’s been proven time and again that music makes a world of difference to the elderly, particularly those in aged care.
At a time in life when the world becomes increasingly unfamiliar and social isolation can increase for so many reasons, there’s nothing like a familiar melody to spark precious memories of happier days and promote feelings of joy, social connection and ease, even in people with dementia.
Research has revealed the type of music which has the most benefit to people in their advanced years is the music from the time when the person was aged between 10 and 30 . The reason for this, studies tell us, is that older adults make deliberate choices to retain their past. This means, for the people who are currently living in aged care, the most significant and beneficial music is from the 1930s-1960s.
Our collection of CDs by Australian pianist John Sidney pays tribute this exact era. The era when the piano was treasured entertainment and dancing and sing-a-longs were central to the fabric of community life.
The right kind of music is treasured by the elderly
At Evergreen Melodies we receive constant feedback from aged care administrators, diversional therapists and aged carers the world over telling us how much John Sidney’s music is loved by their residents. We believe this is due not only to the relevance of the music to senior generations and the popularity of the tunes played by John, but also to John’s highly familiar style of playing.
Upon hearing John’s piano, those who grew up and socialised with this kind of music find their thoughts effortlessly returning to the days when family and friends routinely gathered round the piano in an era long before television became king.
John Sidney’s music is a rare and precious legacy
John was truly one of Australia’s most gifted pianists and his works have been immortalised in a collection of music CDs and music resources which have been created specifically for the aged care industry. John’s broad repertoire of songs embraces many sing-a-long favourites and most of the popular old-time dance numbers.
Most of the CDs in the John Sidney collection were recorded by John at studios in Hobart, Tasmania. The recordings, made up until John’s death in 2002, use 21st century technology and are authentic artist recordings; they are not revamped former recordings. You would be hard pressed to find studio-quality recordings of this type in music shops anywhere in the world.
If you work in an aged care facility, imagine the difference you could make to people in your care
With the collection of John Sidney’s music in your aged care facility, you’ll be providing those in your care a stroll down memory lane that will rekindle precious memories of the days when they were young. You only have to listen to this music once to know that its value to elderly people far exceeds the cost of buying a handful of CDs for an aged care facility.
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Want to hear a sample of John’s music?
Every song on every CD can be freely sampled in our online CD Catalogue or via each individual CD listed in our online shopping cart at www.grasanmusic.com
CLICK HERE TO BUY JOHN'S MUSIC
CLICK HERE TO BUY AGED CARE MUSIC RESOURCE PROGRAMMES
Here’s what diversional therapists say about John Sidney’s music
Diversional Therapists and Professional Music Therapists constantly remind us that John's music is a valuable resource in their music therapy programmes. Aged care centres such as Arcare in Victoria believe John Sidney’s music truly enhances the life of the elderly and would not be without the full collection of his priceless music in all their centres.
