Musical Connections

In the Spring of 2022, SFMW ran a series of 4 virtual music therapy-style workshops for seniors in Southern Ontario, called Musical Connections. The workshops were facilitated by 5 secondary and post-secondary student volunteers who received guidance from a practicing music therapist. The program reached 14 senior participants over the course of 4 weeks. Each workshop comprised a hello song, welcome statement, mindful moment, question of the week, song of the week, small group conversation and song, quote of the week, and goodbye song. Weekly themes were: Our Favourite Things, The Best of Friends, The Great Outdoors, and Feel the Love. The themes guided the songs and questions that the group covered that week. The goal of the program was to foster connections between students and seniors through music. By the end of the workshops, volunteers and participants alike said that they looked forward to our session every week! SFMW hopes to run similar sessions in the future, either virtually or in person.