In partnership with ReConnect Gloucestershire and Mindsong, Music Therapists Becky and Sharon run a weekly online choir for people who have been affected by stroke and aphasia, and their families and carers. We meet on Monday mornings on Zoom from 10.30am – 11.30am. Our aim is to promote well-being.
What is the choir like?
We begin each session with a warm up and then we sing a range of familiar songs. Aphasia friendly lyrics with key words in bold and supporting visuals are shared on screen. Choir members are invited to join in with as much or as little as they like, and can sing along, hum, sing to ‘la’ or a different sound, or just listen.
During the songs choir members are muted because of the timing differences.
We have a break in the middle of the session so that people can get a drink and connect with one another on screen. The choir is very friendly and we love welcoming new members to the group. We have a lot of fun together!
We organise choir socials several times a year at The Brockeridge Centre in Frampton Cotterell.
The majority of our members live in South Gloucestershire but we also have members from other parts of the country and the UK. Everyone is welcome!
Autumn Term Dates
Voices of Aphasia Online will be meeting on these Monday mornings in Autumn Term 2024:
- 2nd September 2024
- 9th September 2024
- 16th September 2024
- 23rd September 2024
- 30th September 2024
- 4th October 2024 – Gathering in person
- 7th October 2024
- 14th October 2024
- 21st October 2024
- NO CHOIR – 28th October 2024
- 4th November 2024
- 11th November 2024
- 18th November 2024
- 25th November 2024
- 2nd December 2024
- 9th December 2024
- 13th December 2024 – Gathering in person
- 16th December 2024