Songs including ‘He’s got The Whole World in His Hands’, ‘This Little Light of Mine’ and ‘Joy in my Heart’ all feature as well as popular songs such as ‘Moon River’.
Andrew Wileman runs the programme and told Premier: “One of the joys is that lots of people are living longer but one of the downsides of that is that obviously as we live longer, the element of people living with dementia will increase and we expect those numbers will really soar over the next 15-20 years.”
He said that a misconception is that all older people develop dementia but he cleared up that it wasn’t part of the natural process.
Wileman went on to say: “In our lives, we’re obviously surrounded by music…the joy of music is something that really reflects and resonates in our hearts and minds in terms of keeping us going through a difficult day or a dull Monday!”
The group sings both Christian and secular songs.
“But all of these are coming from a Christian perspective so therefore in our sessions each song is topped by a prayer and a verse from Scripture and followed up by a prayer as well,” he said.
“We know that music plays a big part in our mental well-being, in our metal capacity and releases lots of chemicals within our bodies and in our brains.”
Click here to listen to the full interview with Andrew Wileman, speaking to Premier’s Tola Mbakwe:
Stay up to date with the latest news stories from…
… Read More
—
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Premier Christianity News.