How Music Supports Healthy Aging and Cognitive Health

#Music  #ImprovingCognition  #Connectioins

Today, Alzheimer’s Speaks host, Lori La Bey, talks with Andrea Leap, who is a MacPhail voice teacher, a key faculty member in MacPhail’s unique Music for Life program, designed for adults 55 and older. She has more than 20 years of experience providing music education to older adults. In addition, I will be talking with Ann Schrempp, the Dimensions Program Coordinator at Ebenezer Foundation, which runs homes for seniors in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Florida.

Learn:
How and why music is so powerful when caring for ourselves and others.
Music, Connections, and Normality.
Empowerment and Acceptance
Benefits to those living with dementia, their care partners, and staff
MacPhail Center for Music - Music for Life programs
Ebenezer Foundation – Programs they offer

About MacPhail Center for Music
MacPhail Center for Music transforms lives and strengthens communities through the power of music. As the nation’s largest community music school, MacPhail serves more than 15,000 students each year, spanning all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, through individual lessons, group classes, ensembles, and innovative community partnerships. Guided by extraordinary faculty, programs encompass a wide range of musical genres and traditions, fostering creativity, connection, and lifelong learning in Minnesota and beyond.

 

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog 

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health/

 

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/3Js5K9IKtWE

 

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health/id986940432?i=1000756075283

 

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PAOijAub21afmQlk5YsMF

 

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

 

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/3/15/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health

 

Contact and Explore MacPhail's Music for Life Offerings 

Website  https://www.macphail.org/  

Facebook    @macphailmusic

https://www.facebook.com/macphailmusic

Instagram    @macphailmusic

https://www.instagram.com/macphailmusic

LinkedIn      @macphail-center-for-music

https://www.linkedin.com/company/macphail-center-for-music

 

Contact Ebenezer 

Website   https://www.ebenezercares.org

 

Contact Lori La Beywith questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

How Music Supports Healthy Aging and Cognitive Health
#Music&nbsp; #ImprovingCognition&nbsp; #Connectioins
Today, Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks host, Lori La Bey, talks with Andrea Leap, who is a MacPhail voice teacher, a key faculty member in MacPhail&rsquo;s unique Music for Life program, designed for adults 55 and older. She has more than 20 years of experience providing music education to older adults. In addition, I will be talking with Ann Schrempp, the Dimensions Program Coordinator at Ebenezer Foundation, which runs homes for seniors in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Florida.
Learn:
<ol>
<li>How and why music is so powerful when caring for ourselves and others.</li>
<li>Music, Connections, and Normality.</li>
<li>Empowerment and Acceptance</li>
<li>Benefits to those living with dementia, their care partners, and staff</li>
<li>MacPhail Center for Music - Music for Life programs</li>
<li>Ebenezer Foundation &ndash; Programs they offer</li>
</ol>
About MacPhail Center for Music MacPhail Center for Music transforms lives and strengthens communities through the power of music. As the nation&rsquo;s largest community music school, MacPhail serves more than 15,000 students each year, spanning all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, through individual lessons, group classes, ensembles, and innovative community partnerships. Guided by extraordinary faculty, programs encompass a wide range of musical genres and traditions, fostering creativity, connection, and lifelong learning in Minnesota and beyond.
&nbsp;
Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks Blog&nbsp;
<a href="https://alzheimersspeaks.com/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health/">https://alzheimersspeaks.com/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health/</a>
&nbsp;
Watch the Video Interview Below
<a href="https://youtu.be/3Js5K9IKtWE">https://youtu.be/3Js5K9IKtWE</a>
&nbsp;
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks on Apple Podcast
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health/id986940432?i=1000756075283">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health/id986940432?i=1000756075283</a>
&nbsp;
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks on Spotify
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PAOijAub21afmQlk5YsMF">https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PAOijAub21afmQlk5YsMF</a>
&nbsp;
Other Podcasts
<a href="https://pod.link/986940432">https://pod.link/986940432</a>
&nbsp;
Dementia Map
<a href="https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/3/15/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health">https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/3/15/how-music-supports-healthy-aging-and-cognitive-health</a>
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Contact and Explore MacPhail's Music for Life Offerings 
Website <a href="https://www.macphail.org/">&nbsp;https://www.macphail.org/ &nbsp;</a>
Facebook &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@macphailmusic
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/macphailmusic">https://www.facebook.com/macphailmusic</a>
Instagram &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@macphailmusic
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/macphailmusic">https://www.instagram.com/macphailmusic</a>
LinkedIn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; @macphail-center-for-music
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/macphail-center-for-music">https://www.linkedin.com/company/macphail-center-for-music</a>
&nbsp;
Contact Ebenezer 
Website &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ebenezercares.org">https://www.ebenezercares.org</a>
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Contact <a href="mailto:Radio@AlzheimersSpeaks.com">Lori La Bey</a> with questions or branding needs at <a href="https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/">https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/</a>
Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.
Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio gives voice to all, sharing resources, tools, and products.   Through collaboration & education we are changing dementia care.

Alzheimer's Speaks

The Alzheimer’s Speaks show was launched in 2011 and is believed to be the first dementia-specific radio program in the world. The show caters to all types of dementia and caring needs. It has an international audience and has had the honor to be recognized by some of the most renowned names in the world - Oprah, Maria Shriver, AARP, the National Institute for Dementia Education, and Sharecare.

Lori La Bey hosts the show.  Her own mother lived with dementia for 30 years.  Her compassionate heart creates a safe and comfortable environment for her guests to speak honestly and openly as her audience listens in.  Alzheimer's Speaks is about giving voice to all, and sharing resources, tools, and products. Through collaboration & education, we are changing dementia care.

On Alzheimer's Speaks you will hear from those living with a diagnosis of dementia, and their care partners - family, friends, and professionals.  We've had a variety of researchers, and companies who have created a diverse array of products, services, and tools to ease the journey ahead. 

Join us as we educate, raise awareness, and give hope to those living with or serving those that are diagnosed. Bottom line, we believe together we can combine everyday life in the trenches insights, with medical, academic, and research models, to offer more options to live well with dementia.

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The Alzheimer’s Speaks show was launched in 2011 and is believed to be the first dementia-specific radio program in the world. The show caters to all types of dementia and caring needs. It has an international audience and has had the honor to be recognized by some of the most renowned names in the world - Oprah, Maria Shriver, AARP, the National Institute for Dementia Education, and Sharecare.
Lori La Bey hosts the show.  Her own mother lived with dementia for 30 years.  Her compassionate heart creates a safe and comfortable environment for her guests to speak honestly and openly as her audience listens in.  Alzheimer's Speaks is about giving voice to all, and sharing resources, tools, and products. Through collaboration &amp; education, we are changing dementia care.
On Alzheimer's Speaks you will hear from those living with a diagnosis of dementia, and their care partners - family, friends, and professionals.  We've had a variety of researchers, and companies who have created a diverse array of products, services, and tools to ease the journey ahead. 
Join us as we educate, raise awareness, and give hope to those living with or serving those that are diagnosed. Bottom line, we believe together we can combine everyday life in the trenches insights, with medical, academic, and research models, to offer more options to live well with dementia.
BE A GIVER OF HOPE - SUBSCRIBE, LIKE AND SHARE OUR EPISODES Everyone is welcome on the show, so if you have a personal or professional story about dementia, caregiving, or resources you believe individuals and organizations need to know about to improve our dementia care please <a href="mailto:Radio@AlzheimersSpeaks.com">Email</a> Lori La Bey.
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