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Hospice in the Weald provides choice and compassion to people with a terminal illness and their families and carers in West Kent and North East Sussex. Our Hospice care, in people’s home or at the Hospice itself, provides comfort from emotional and physical pain and emphasises quality of life as well as dignityin death. Our services are free to patients, their families and carers. The services are provided on the basis of need rather than ability to pay. We are not part of the NHS. We rely on the generous people from our communitywho give their money and time to help raise the £6 million we need every year. For further information regarding Hospice Day Service and Creative Music
please contact Hannah Bruce—Creative Musician 01892 820578 or
Hospice in the Weald, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4TA Tel 01892 820500 [email protected] www.hospiceintheweald.org.uk /hospiceintheweald @hospiceweald ©Hospice in the Weald Nov 2015 Registered Charity No. 280276 Registered Company No. 1499846
Compassionate, Individualised, Holistic and Supportive Care
Compassionate, Individualised, Holistic and Supportive Care
There are many benefits to writing your own original song, and all of which contribute to an improved quality of life.
The song-writing group allows you to leave a legacy to a loved one, or perhaps remember a loved one.
This group can empower you to express your thoughts and feelings and exercise your choice and control as well as improve mood and concentration.
You will get support from your peers, the Creative Musician and Creative Music Volunteers. This group will provide you with a sense of purpose and help to reduce anxiety, depression and carer burden.
The song-writing group is based in our Hospice Day Service, but is available to all Hospice patients, families and carers.
Ask any member of the Hospice team to refer you or ring our Creative
The main objective is to produce a memory project for the patient, family member or carer, remembering a loved ones life which enshrines their thoughts and life events within a musical framework.
Week 1: Brainstorming - Starting with an ice breaker we will make a short song together. We will then brainstorm ideas for your own original song.
Week 2: Writing the lyrics – We will start to put together lyrics for your own songs with ideas and inspiration from the week before.
Week 3: Making a Melody—This week will involve the creation of the music to go with the lyrics. The Creative Musician and Creative Music Volunteers will help you through this process; whether you decide to play the
instruments or whether we play and you tell us how you would like the music to sound.
Week 3: Song Structure—This week will simply be putting together the lyrics and the music with you.
Week 4: Showcase—Each person will have the opportunity to exhibit their songs and reflect on the course.
The Song-Writing group will be led in the Knole room for 1 hour every other Thursday at 11am for 4/5 weeks.
Please speak to the Creative Musician for details regarding when the next group will be starting.
