The SongShape Chorus is grateful for the partnership with Dr. Tim Brimmer and Doug Everidge of SoundMinds. SoundMinds supports research and professional trai...

How has the gift of choral singing through SongShape brought hope and connection to those dealing with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia - and their ca...

What would be some of the hard realities Joy’s House has identified in facing the challenges specifically associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s? Surprisin...

There have been different organizations in Indy, which have contributed to the DNA makeup of the SongShape Chorus (a new chorus for those with Alzheimer's an...

In this second conversation with Jean Ross, she touches on various topics associated with a dementia diagnosis: Dementia is a 2-person disease; we can easily...

Over the last six months, I've had the opportunity to meet some amazing individuals who care deeply about the health and well-being of aging seniors. I'd lik...

This infographic comes from the book, Songs You Know By Heart (A Simple Guide for Using Music in Dementia Care by Mary Sue Wilkinson.

This is my last conversation with Dustin Ziegler from CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions and Dementia Friends Indiana concerning the collaboration of making a n...

"Music is one of the very first things a person responds to at the beginning of life and one of the very last things a person can still respond to at the end...

In my interview with Dustin Ziegler from CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions and Dementia Friends Indiana, he shares some of the challenges and obstacles associa...

I'm thrilled to announce that the SongShape Chorus will partner with the CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions and Dementia Friends of Indiana to provide a new cho...

The SongShape Chorus uses the power of group singing to encourage people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia- as well as their care parters- to crea...

When the Choral Artisans launched as a community chorus back in the fall of 2016, the mission was to serve the city with collaborative art experiences throug...

"The sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives. We live in stories the way fish live in water, breathing them in and out, buoyed up by them, taking f...

This is the last post in my series of conversations with Gary Boring as he shares other good resources out there for people dealing with Parkinson's. (For pr...

Here's Part 4 of my conversation with Gary Boring on how singing with a group can impact the whole person (physical, emotional and spiritual). For previous d...

Here's part 3 of my continuing conversation with Gary Boring on Parkinson's disease and how singing in a chorus has helped. You can click here for Part 2. An...

"Stories can haunt and unsettle us, and the most skilled storytellers can do this with remarkable lexical economy. The imaginative expanse of a story does no...

Here's part two of my continuing conversation with Gary Boring on the role of choral singing and its impact over the years in his life. You can visit Part 1 ...