Who Should Attend
Activity Directors Music Therapists
Professional Caregivers Recreational Therapists Family Caregivers
Continuing Education Units Available
Info at Village Music Circles
Schedule
Morning
8-8:30 ~ Registration
Continental breakfast & explore exhibit tables
8:30-9:00 ~ Diana Hull
Welcome Opening • Introductions
Improving the Culture of Care • The Role Music Plays9:00-9:50 ~ Lulu Leathley
Awakening life with dementia; young onset to Late stage
10:00-10:50 ~ Phyllis Mueller
Musical Methods for Seniors with Dementia & Parkinson’s.
Know the requirements that long term Care Facilities strive to achieve and incorporate them into your programs.11:00-11:50 ~ Tomtom Tomoko
Making Music Accessible to Elderly Residents of Care Facilities
Afternoon
12:00-1:30 ~ Panel Discussion
Lunch and Panel discussion; Questions & Answers: Best Practices for making music a daily activity in the new culture of care.
1:40-2:30 ~ Mary Knysh
The Way to Play: Intergenerational Music Making
Connecting the younger with the older through musical fun.2:40-3:30 ~ Jane Bentley
Music and Dementia: Where Do We Go From Here?
Making music a fun part of the caregivers day.3:30-4:00 ~ Break
Tea and goodies
4:00-5:00 ~ Closing circle
Experiential musical jam
Rediscover Fun! Making Music Enlivens Seniors
Play • Enjoy • Connect
Fun happens when interactive music-making becomes a daily activity. Caregivers will learn simple techniques for using rhythm, melody and song to strengthen, uplift and inspire well-being in the lives of seniors. Thrive your community on A Daily Dose of Music.
Experience A Daily Dose of Music in Beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia
Held on May 12, 2018 at Casa Mia, an historic mansion in Vancouver, BC.
Casa Mia ~ Vancouver, BC
A Daily Dose of Music Symposium: $217 Canadian / $170 USD
Early Discount prior to April 30:
$175 Canadian / $140 USD
Price includes:
morning snack • lunch afternoon snack • tea & coffee