Music Matters 5 reasons why music matters

in healthy agingCARP Scarborough

May 16, 2013

Presented by Bev Foster, BEd, BMus, ARCT, AMusExecutive Director, Room 217 Foundation

The research says that music:

• Provides people with ways of understanding and developing their self-identity

• Is a forum to share and interact with others• Maintains well-being• A personal experience to which people assigned meaning and

emotions• Helps experience and express spirituality• Provides strong associations with and memories of a person’s life• Allows people to engage in imaginative play• Helps people feel competent and independent• Lessens feelings of isolation and loneliness

Room 217 Therapeutic Music Collection