Dementia Choirs for Social and Psychological Wellbeing

Music therapy informed dementia choirs will be delivered once a week. Rehearsals last app. 2 hours, including a social break. Each choir will be led by 1 conductor and 1 accompanist. The choir leaders will have relevant professional qualifications that supplement each other, such as a music therapist, music pedagogue, conductor, singer, singing teacher, or health care professional with additional music competence. They will be trained by the research team to deliver the choirs in a dementia friendly and music therapy informed way. In addition, the choir leaders will receive supervision from the research team throughout the intervention periods. The choirs will involve volunteers to assist during rehearsals and breaks. The volunteers will also receive training on how to support the choir participants in a dementia friendly way.