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Magic, Maestro, Please
by Dorothy Esvlin
Dorothy Esvlin is a resident of The Fountains at Millbrook retirement community. A published author and former teacher of English at Westchester Community College, she writes in this wonderful article a deeply personal account of the IMH’s Outreach Program at The Fountains and the effect it has had on her and her fellow residents (at the Fountains, the program is known as “Music with the Muirs” as it is run by our directors Peter and Judith Muir).
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How Music Brought Me to Life
by Amelia Lee Sheldon
Amelia Sheldon is a long-term student of the IMH who lives in Arizona. In this article, she provides a moving account of her experience with using music with our approach, showing how it has transformed not only her ability to make music but also her life.
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The Benefits of Community Outreach Music Programs (COMPs) on the Teaching of Musical Instruments: Preliminary Thoughts and Observations
In this paper I explore that the notion, based on my own teaching practice, that regular attendance on Community Outreach Music Programs (COMPs) by music students can be of great benefit to the learning of their musical instruments.
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The Canberra Hand-in-Hand Program
A remarkable initiative called the Hand-in-Hand program is taking place in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Primary age school children go into nursing homes on a regular basis throughout their elementary school years to sing songs with seniors. The focus is on interaction—students are encouraged to hold the seniors’ hands, look into their eyes while singing, and dance/move with them where appropriate.
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