No. The Music Champions programme is designed to support anyone who has caring responsibilities for people living with dementia, so you could be a carer working in a care home, or a family carer or volunteer supporting people with dementia in the community.
You do not need to have any previous musical training or experience to become a Music Champion. You will learn how to use handheld percussion instruments and music tracks so you can find new ways to help people with dementia to take part in music sessions.
You will be supported through face-to-face music sessions from our music therapists and musicians in your care home or community group, as well as receiving online support with other Music Champions so we can share our experiences and learn from each other.
We will ask you to take part in as many of your scheduled face-to-face and online sessions as you can, but appreciate that you may need flexibility due to your job or other commitments. Our online training sessions are also recorded so you can watch them at a later date.
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