Sing for your life

Are you interested in

• singing in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere
• making new friends

What you can do

Who can help

Arrange to: join your local Silver Song Club

The Silver Song Clubs monthly meetings are led by trained facilitators often supported by volunteers from local choirs or amateur dramatics clubs and involve active participation, with a range of musical instruments being used. The sessions are free and last around an hour and a half with plenty of time for social interaction over a cup of tea. They also provide a great platform for reminiscence work and above all, are very good FUN.

More about the Silver Song Clubs

The Silver Song Clubs have been running for four years in the South East of England and use the power of participatory singing in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to promote the mental and physical well-being of older people and their carers, particularly the socially isolated and those suffering the effects of age related mental health issues.

Current research led by Sing for Your Life has shown that participatory singing on a regular basis can:

• improve overall rating of physical health
• alleviate loneliness by providing social activity
• improve  morale
• result in fewer doctor visits
• lower medication use
• reduce the instances of falls
• improve respiratory function

As all the activities and songs are carefully chosen to trigger specific mental, physical and physiological responses. The programme has been nominated as an example of best practice in the EU healthPROelderly programme and was recently awarded a Special Commendation for contributions in the field of music and health practice by the Royal Society for Public Health.