Drumming with Older People - accessible to those with Dementia
Celebrate Your Heartbeat Honouring the Elders Drumming
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| Age UK Care Partners workshop |
I run these workshops with my carefully selected associates with a passion for using hand drums and experienced with groups. These
drums are inspired by the medicine work of North American First Nations people
having trained in Canada with First Nations elders, I work with some
of their teachings in Honouring the Elders in our society by using teachings
around the medicine drum.
The drums can be used for fun and activity as
well as traditionally to bring well-being.
Having a collection of over 50 drums and rattles we can
bring a heartbeat to your group.
I work with all ages, and have worked in secondary schools as well as end of life settings.
I have drummed with people with HIV, learning disabilities,
illnesses and mental health issues of all kinds.
The drums lift the spirit and engage the most difficult to engage people.
One of my favourite pieces of work is
for 3G workshop which was developed with Age UK Plymouth, this workshop
involves people of all ages, sometimes three generations of the same family, coming together in a group to drum and sing and write simple songs together.
The younger generation write simple songs to honour their grandparents and they
all come together around the drums. This workshop is accessible to people with
dementia and enables families to do something together which is often lost when
a family member developed dementia.
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| Age UK |
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| My Dad and nephew drumming |
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| 3G at SDCC Plymouth |
One of my favourite pieces of work is for 3G workshop which was developed with Age UK Plymouth, this workshop involves people of all ages, ideally three generations of the same family coming together in a group to drum and saying and write simple songs together. The younger generation write simple songs to honour their grandparents and they all come together around the drums. This workshop is accessible to people with dementia and enables families to do something together which is often lost when a family member developed dementia. These lovely images are on the Plymouth Herald site here when we were at Stoke Damerel Community College a while ago.
A generation apart they joined in the drumming at SDCC
Why not email me to book a session in your group? email Lorna
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