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April 2025: Celebrating 60 Years of

The Sound of Music!

 

This month's songs

  • "The Sound of Music" (singing and engaged discussion)
  • "My Favorite Things" (listening)
  • "Laendler" (movement)
  • "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" (singing)
  • "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (singing)

 
Video Resources

Consider playing or viewing these videos on a Smart TV, computer, tablet, or mobile device. Keep in mind these general musical considerations in your set-up!

View the videos on YouTube

 

 

Activity Resources

This is your one-stop-shop for activity outlines, lyric sheets and visual resources! We hope these will be helpful for care partners, both clinical and at-home, who are planning musical activities for those in their care.

 

We recommend printing the Activities Packet to follow along with our video resources. The Activities Packet outlines all activities, lyrics sheets, and visual prompts used this month.

 

A button linked to the April Activities Packet.

 

 

 

Additional Resources

In addition to our activity resources, please reference our technology and activity tips, as well as our additional considerations for working with an individual with dementia and/or cognitive decline.

  

We also encourage you to follow our Spotify account and access our generational playlists as we continue to build helpful playlists with timeless songs that may resonate with those in your care.

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Special Thanks

Special thanks to our friends Renée, Kristen, Emma, Karen, and Kirsten for making this month's resources possible!

Perfect Harmony is made possible in part by generous support from our partners, Senior Home Companions and Story Cottage.

   

Mark your Calendar:

So that you can plan ahead, preview our upcoming themes below:

 

  • May: Songbook In Bloom
  • June: Timeless Pride
  • More themes coming soon!

 

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