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MUSICAL ARMCHAIR TRAVELS
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2017
Facilitated with music, this activity is a dementia-based program which endeavours to trigger memories that can take people on imaginative journeys and so, during your armchair travels sessions, music becomes a powerful tool to tease out memorable experiences from the participants in your group.
This unique training package includes a training DVD, practical session guidelines and six music CDs to enable staff to facilitate engaging and therapeutic, music-based activities for aged care clients. On the DVD, highly qualified and experienced aged care professionals reinforce the use of best-practice programs to enhance the quality of life for our elders in care.
For new staff, with little or no practical experience, this resource provides a ready-to-go program with step-by-step instructions on how to run quality Musical Armchair Travels sessions.
GREEN BOOK CD COLLECTION
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2017
Green Book CD Collection has become recognised as a premium activities resource which caters specifically for the needs of the Baby Boomer generation. The 200 tunes in this 10-CD collection are popular favourites from the Golden Oldies era spanning the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
In recent times, we have seen an increase in the number of people from the Baby Boomer generation entering residential aged care homes and community-based activity groups. With its companion Green Large Print Song Book the Green Book CD collection provides the basis for hours of pleasurable listening and singing with its compilation of 200 popular tunes from the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.
Community singing groups, Senior Citizens Centres and aged care facilities alike, will appreciate the value of this CD collection, in providing a simple way to teach songs, facilitate sing-alongs on bus trips, provide music for movement, or background music to happy hour drinks or parties – the list is limited only by your imagination.
Recording artist Barry Hall was ‘Mr Music Man’ on the Channel 9 TV Children’s program. He ran the top-rated radio program ‘Choose Your Own’ on Adelaide’s radio 5DN for more than 20 years and in 2014 he awarded the Order of Australia Medal for a lifetime of service to music and entertainment.
BLUE BOOK CD COLLECTION
PUBLISHED JUNE 2014
PRODUCT CODE: BHB1401 $185.00
Matched to the song lists and lyrics in the popular Blue Large Print Song Book by Ulverscroft, this collection will provide endless entertainment for your elderly residents and be a valuable addition to your activities took kit. The Blue Book CD Collection has 7 CDs. The 141 studio-recorded piano tunes provide backing music for every song in the Blue Large Print Song Book. All recordings are played and arranged in a style remembered by your residents in their younger years.
RED BOOK CD COLLECTION
Do you have the Red Large Print Song Books in your aged care facility but neither a piano nor a pianist to provide the musical accompaniment? This collection solves that problem.
Matched to the song lists and lyrics in the popular Red Large Print Song Book by Ulverscroft, this collection will provide endless entertainment for your elderly residents and be a valuable addition to your activities took kit.
The Red Book CD Collection has 12 CDs. The 240 studio-recorded piano tunes provide backing music for every song in the Red Large Print Song Book. All recordings are played and arranged in a style remembered by your residents in their younger years.
ME AND MY PIANO (Format: DVD Pal)
Experience the magic of the wonderful Barry Hall at the keyboard of the world’s finest piano
You’ll be amazed as Barry’s nimble fingers glide over the Steinway’s keys under a kaleidoscope of light.
Delight in the veteran entertainer’s musical knowledge and easy-listening style of commentary; a legacy of his many years as a radio presenter and lifelong passion for making music at the piano.
Barry brings all your favourite evergreen melodies to life; melodies you’ll want to listen to again and again.
Combine all of this with a range of stunning visual effects and you’ll agree this is artistic musical entertainment at its very best.
Praise for the DVD:
“… it was a huge hit at Bupa Woodend … the residents loved it so much many watched it a second time straight after the first viewing and danced along …”
Alice Graham – Lifestyle Officer
SHALL WE DANCE FOR SEATED CLIENTS
When planning an activities program, the challenge is to find appropriate music. Full orchestral arrangements, loud voices and persistent heavy beats tend to create an atmosphere of tension.
In this program, John Sidney’s music has a gentle beat and his repertoire of old favourites provides people with opportunities to sing-along, or just relax and listen.
Movement to music is instinctive, most of us hum, tap or sway in response to a rhythm or tempo. Happy memories are revived by familiar, much- loved melodies.
Dancing is great exercise! In the forties and fifties many young people ‘went dancing’ up to three times a week. Dancing provided social opportunities to be with friends and meet new people. Many met their husbands and wives at the local dance. In those days ladies did not ‘go to the pub’, the local dance was the place to meet nice girls.
Listening to the music and joining in the movements brings back many happy memories. We also gain benefits from improving mobility of body, limbs and mind, as we follow the steps and remember the good old days.
REMEMBER THAT SONG MUSICAL QUIZ VOLUME 1
Remember that Song is a musical and mental stimulation program originally designed for clients with dementia. Its popularity within aged care, however, has demonstrated the program’s suitability for clients at all levels of aged care and this prompted a redesign and subsequent re-release.
- Positive outcome for all participants
- Promotes self-confidence and increases quality of life
- Encourages social interaction and a gentle competitive atmosphere
- Achievable with a variety of groups, large or small
- Program works well on a one-on-one basis
- Sensory stimulation
- Provides pleasure and happiness and a sense of achievement
Whilst listening to John Sidney’s music and noticing the positive response in her clients with dementia, Ann Rogers wrote this musical and mental stimulation quiz program incorporating songs featured on the John Sidney piano music CDs. “The timing of each tune and choice of selection made the project possible” she said. “The music has a nice beat and is not too fast or intrusive”.
REMEMBER THAT SONG MUSICAL QUIZ VOLUME 2
Remember that Song is a musical and mental stimulation program originally designed for clients with dementia. Its popularity within aged care, however, has demonstrated the program’s suitability for clients at all levels of aged care and this prompted a redesign and subsequent re-release.
- Positive outcome for all participants
- Promotes self-confidence and increases quality of life
- Encourages social interaction and a gentle competitive atmosphere
- Achievable with a variety of groups, large or small
- Program works well on a one-on-one basis
- Sensory stimulation
- Provides pleasure and happiness and a sense of achievement
Whilst listening to John Sidney’s music and noticing the positive response in her clients with dementia, Ann Rogers wrote this musical and mental stimulation quiz program incorporating songs featured on the John Sidney piano music CDs. “The timing of each tune and choice of selection made the project possible” she said. “The music has a nice beat and is not too fast or intrusive”.
MUSIC CDS
The John Sidney and Barry Hall CDs can be purchased individually or as a package.
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JOHN SIDNEY CDS
Featuring some of the finest piano music you will ever hear.
John Sidney was a part of the Tasmanian entertainment scene for many years, both as a live entertainer and a television performer. He was a regular guest at every major venue around Hobart for many years, and was considered an institution in Tasmanian entertainment. Our wonderful catalogue of 12 CDs showcases the extent and depth of John Sidney’s magnificent talent as a pianist.
To purchase the John Sidney Two Box-set of 12 CDs, go to the PACKAGES page.
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BARRY HALL’S CD COLLECTION
Featuring some of the finest keyboard all-time favourites you will ever hear.
From rousing show tunes to energetic waltzes, sweet ballads and contemporary classics, Barry’s music conjures a joyful combination of nostalgia and toe tapping fun. Barry’s rousing performances can be enjoyed live at various Adelaide venues, and are now available on CD for everyone to love.
To purchase the Barry Hall Collection of 4 CDS, go to the PACKAGES page.
