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The Virtual Choir

Project title

The Virtual Choir

Description of initiative

Arts Uplift CIC is a not for profit Community Interest Company. Arts Uplift specialises in arts and health and heritage and works with a wide range of the community from children and young people to older people from across Worcestershire, Coventry and Warwickshire. It also uses a wide range of exciting arts in its projects from storytelling to dance to music etc. It aims to use inspirational arts to enhance the physical and mental well-being of its participants and also teaches people about their local heritage as well as preserving it.
Arts Uplift is delivering an online choir for older people and people living with dementia and their carers . It’s being delivered by the Claire Fowler and participants sing familiar songs as well as learning new songs. The sessions are recorded. They perceive a tax for participants.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups

Keywords

online, dementia, carers, familiar songs, elderly

Target group

Older people

Cultural field

Music

Timeframe

2020 - 2022

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

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Organizer(s)

Arts Uplift
United Kingdom
Private / Business | Culture