The power of music or the arts has been known yet not fully understood to humans in all times and in all culture. It is a means of expression, it connects emotion hope, regret, love and our stories. As a form of communication, Art connects us with other human beings, our inner spirits, and our history in a way that words alone cannot . It is the human language that bridges cultures, genders, and generations: The power of expression grows we age. To the elderly, it can be a vehicle of reminiscence, such as when an old song brings back the vivid memory of an experience in the distant past a memory resplendent with not only the story, but the senses and the mood. Our memories are imprinted with music.

It helps us all. to define our lives; songs and Art work symbolize an era of our life, bring us together in community, and for some become a form of prayer. “Music is emotion from another time. it shapes our personal landscape and we express ourselves in an artistic way. When words alone make little sense, music and art work becomes an effective means of’ communication. Aging and disease can leave the body with physical and cognitive disabilities which make expression difficult. elders with memory loss brought on by conditions such as Alzhelmer’s disease often lose the ability to verbalize their thoughts and feelings and to understand the messages spoken to them. Awareness for these elders moves to a different, more intuitive plane where tone of voice and body language speak more loudly. Music speaks to them and for them, and helps them bring clarity to their thoughts and experience. For them the emotion and spirit that music conveys transcend the spoken word. In some cases these individuals no longer speak but they sing.

As you know the Arts as “Ubuntu”