Participants are invited to join an online group on zoom or in a location such as a Care Home.
A letter to my mother
Country roads
Don’t fence me in
Cameroon family song
Keep Me Right on the End of the Road
During the online group or zoom -
The elder chooses the song which is sung or hummed at the meeting. This is facilitated by a list of likely songs according to important life events and popular music of the relevant decade.
The Elder then with help indicates why that song was important, linking it to memory according to person, date, place, emotion and/or event.
This is recorded with permission and used by the Elder to modify as required.
At the next meeting, the Elder prepares a series of songs which are handled as before to provide a playlist.
The convener in concert with the Elder organises the playlist to create a database, which is shared with their loved ones