Academic Convenor of CAWRI Dr Trisnasari Fraser talks to Dr Zara Thompson, postdoctoral fellow and music therapist at the University of Melbourne. Zara talks about her research and practice using music to support people living with dementia and their carers. Trisna and Zara discuss the power of singing together and the challenges and opportunities of community choirs.
Find out more about the Dementia Inclusive Choirs Network and Rewire Musical Memories Choirs.
Read about the choir's experience of going online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Images: Pexels, Галина Ласаева & Nur Yilmaz
Recorded and mastered by Patrick Telfer at Brian Brown Studios, VCA
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