Choir of connection: The Beat Goes On music therapy project inspires

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impact 1:04 Choir of connection: The Beat Goes On music therapy project inspires

By:

Jasmine Rorrer

23 Apr 2024 55

The Engagement Center for Creative Aging, Virginia Tech students and the surrounding community come together to form a choir. With the goal of better understanding the effects music has on people living with dementia and their caretakers.

Let's make a choir. That really includes everyone. Let's have a open, no audition. People can come and sing and just experience draw and music making. We've had a lot of fun. The songs are great. A rock and roll. Yes, 70s. The people who are involved are really excellent. The other thing is to be part of a group that's not only learning, but just sort of sharing. Joy. It's a great opportunity to see this fine work that they're doing here and to understand how music does make everybody feel better and enjoy life more. You know, I think that's important. Music truly is the universal language, right? It is going to be so much fun. I think it's just going to be a really awesome opportunity to, you know, let your hair down on a Monday night.