Join a choir

Caring for someone with dementia is hard, but music can help.

We believe joining a choir is one of the easiest ways to give music a go, and there’s a choir for everybody.

Inspired by our recent work with The Prime Timers from Runwood Homes, we’re encouraging eveyone to try singing in a choir. With an average age of 94, they showed you’re never too old to try something new.

Search ‘dementia choir near me’ or ‘community choir near me’, or use our resources below to help get you started.

As well as being fun, did you know all the health benefits singing can bring?

  • Improved lung capacity

  • Improved mental health and wellbeing

  • And (for families affected by dementia) music can manage some

    of the symptoms of the condition, such as agitiation, anxiety and distress.

Resources

Take our choir quiz

Take our fun quiz to find out which choir is right for you.

Complete the quiz →

Music Can

Music Can has a directory with over 300 choirs listed. Visit their site to find the right one for you.

Go to Music Can →

Singing for the Brain

Singing for the Brain is the Alzheimer’s Society network of singing groups.

Singing for the Brain directory →

Real life stories

  • “If it’s one of her off days I’ll say ‘shall we put the music on?’ And we both start singing”

    Brenda and Trish

  • “You start to sing and you feel much better…you start to wonder if you’re the same person.”

    Tim and Cindy

  • “It can just be five minutes or even just one song, but that’ll do.”

    Patricia and Clara