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Button Harps for primary caregivers
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There are 450,000 paid carers/nurses nationally throughout Australia. There are 760,000 unpaid Victorians caring for someone with a disability, mental illness, chronic health issue or an age related condition in private homes. Carers Victoria reports that these home based carers save the Australian economy $15 billion per year
Music and The Brain Foundation is thrilled to introduce an exciting new project that celebrates and supports home based carers in their own neighbourhoods.
The initiative engages residents in neighbouring streets as instrument makers and, by "paying it forward", these luthiers have established a pathway and platform to encourage carers to stay socially connected through music.
Over a six week period the luthiers forged new friendships sharing laughter, cheese, wine and crackers whilst crafting six traditional 22 string 'Button Harps' with sharping levers for quick and easy key changes. These exquisite instruments are now being passed on to primary caregivers in the neighbourhood who will learn to play in a welcoming small group social setting.
Should a carer wish to keep their harp they can, so long as they commit to building an instrument for another carer in the community ... and so the neighbourhood continues to "pay it forward".
Music and The Brain Foundation is grateful to the Highett RSL Sub-Branch and local business including White Room Studio, Hunter Seeker, Ron Leigh's Music Factory and Buttonmania for their encouragement and support of this very special project.
Music and The Brain Foundation is thrilled to introduce an exciting new project that celebrates and supports home based carers in their own neighbourhoods.
The initiative engages residents in neighbouring streets as instrument makers and, by "paying it forward", these luthiers have established a pathway and platform to encourage carers to stay socially connected through music.
Over a six week period the luthiers forged new friendships sharing laughter, cheese, wine and crackers whilst crafting six traditional 22 string 'Button Harps' with sharping levers for quick and easy key changes. These exquisite instruments are now being passed on to primary caregivers in the neighbourhood who will learn to play in a welcoming small group social setting.
Should a carer wish to keep their harp they can, so long as they commit to building an instrument for another carer in the community ... and so the neighbourhood continues to "pay it forward".
Music and The Brain Foundation is grateful to the Highett RSL Sub-Branch and local business including White Room Studio, Hunter Seeker, Ron Leigh's Music Factory and Buttonmania for their encouragement and support of this very special project.
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