Songs for Life is a non-profit music program serving the hospice and end-of-life communities.
Musicians meet with participants (either in-person or online via Zoom) to play and create music inspired by their lives and experiences. The program is designed to help create meaning, connection, and offer a musical holding that has the power to remind us we are not alone.
Songs for Life is a non-profit program that connects professional musician volunteers with hospice patients, so that musicians may offer the immensely healing power of music to patients and their communities as they approach the threshold of death. Volunteers visit ongoingly, getting to know the patient, deeply connecting to their stories, and playing the songs that they love. In addition to offering music and companionship, volunteers often write original songs, instrumental or with lyrics, inspired by and in honor of the life of the patient.
SFL is designed to create meaning at the end of life while at the same time bridging the gap between the dying/dead and the living, using music to accompany the end of life while simultaneously creating a musical legacy to share with the world.
HOW TO GET STARTED
If you know someone who could use the kind of support that Songs for Life offers, please contact us using this form. This program is offered free of charge.
If you are a musician who would like more information on how to volunteer with Songs For Life, please send an email to miriam@yg2d.com