Dementia Friendly Choir
The Dementia Friendly Choir will return in Feb 2024
The Choir is open to anyone who is keen or interested in getting involved with some singing...who is living with or supporting anyone living with dementia.
The sessions are completely FREE and there will be experienced tutors as well as support from other volunteers from the theatre on hand to ensure your experience is a happy one.
Workshops are EVERY Wednesday throughout the year...with the support from The Halstead Community Choir who are making these sessions really fun, with everyone joining in, please come along and give a session a try.
The sessions are held at the Empire Theatre every Wednesday and run from 11.00am to 12.30pm, with a meet and greet, plus break for free tea, coffee and biscuits.
If you need more details please contact us either by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 07778 025490 and speak to the Theatre.
Inspired by the BBC’s dementia choir with Vicky McClure, back in 2019, the Empire Theatre, like many other support groups were forced to close during the pandemic, we are pleased to announce that we are back by popular demand in 2022 with a brand new dementia friendly choir, in partnership with Halstead Community Choir and Colne View, Care UK.
A million people in the UK are expected to be living with dementia by 2025. While there is no cure, there's growing evidence that music can help ameliorate symptoms such as depression and agitation but also bring people and their families some much-needed moments of joy.
The Empire Theatre are able to invite you to take part in this very special opportunity to explore the power of how music can benefit those living with dementia. Many people have a special connection to music, and this can be particularly powerful for people with dementia. Evidence suggests music can improve someone's mood, behaviour and wellbeing.
While the search for a cure continues, we all must work together to support people affected by dementia today so everyone an live meaningful lives. Music is a wonderful way to do this. Research shows
that musical memory is often retained when other memories are lost; music can help people to recall memories due to the nature of preserved memory for song and music in the brain.
There is growing evidence that music can play a part in helping people with dementia live happy and fulfilled lives.
The sessions are completely FREE and there will be experienced tutors as well as support from other volunteers from the theatre on hand to ensure your experience is a happy one.
Workshops are EVERY Wednesday throughout the year...with the support from The Halstead Community Choir who are making these sessions really fun, with everyone joining in, please come along and give a session a try.
The sessions are held at the Empire Theatre every Wednesday and run from 11.00am to 12.30pm, with a meet and greet, plus break for free tea, coffee and biscuits.
If you need more details please contact us either by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 07778 025490 and speak to the Theatre.
Inspired by the BBC’s dementia choir with Vicky McClure, back in 2019, the Empire Theatre, like many other support groups were forced to close during the pandemic, we are pleased to announce that we are back by popular demand in 2022 with a brand new dementia friendly choir, in partnership with Halstead Community Choir and Colne View, Care UK.
A million people in the UK are expected to be living with dementia by 2025. While there is no cure, there's growing evidence that music can help ameliorate symptoms such as depression and agitation but also bring people and their families some much-needed moments of joy.
The Empire Theatre are able to invite you to take part in this very special opportunity to explore the power of how music can benefit those living with dementia. Many people have a special connection to music, and this can be particularly powerful for people with dementia. Evidence suggests music can improve someone's mood, behaviour and wellbeing.
While the search for a cure continues, we all must work together to support people affected by dementia today so everyone an live meaningful lives. Music is a wonderful way to do this. Research shows
that musical memory is often retained when other memories are lost; music can help people to recall memories due to the nature of preserved memory for song and music in the brain.
There is growing evidence that music can play a part in helping people with dementia live happy and fulfilled lives.
