A Guided Journey with Sound
A program of natural (e.g. robin, cricket, thunderstorm, forest stream) and man-made sounds ( e.g. horse drawn carriage, steam locomotive). I recorded these nostalgia songs from original sheet music for piano. My goal in sharing the collection with others is to communicate an appreciation and perhaps a sense of the importance of these melodies in musical history. Ultimately, the collection becomes a tool to help maintain a quality of life for our seniors. U.S. and U.K. libraries granted permission to use the sounds in a production and to distribute a limited number of copies per year. This agreement is validated as long as the CDs are not sold. Click on the CD image to listen to a preview. Listen to the You Tube version of all the songs below which I play on the CD.
| Carolina in the Morning | Down By the Old Mill Stream | If You Were the Only Girl |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart | School Days | April Showers |
| Home on the Range | Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland | In the Good Old Summer Time |
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| a piano sound of all the above songs. Great for group or individual reminiscence. | ||
"I love my new CD! Thank you so much. I listened to it immediately when I returned from Florida. Why did I think you played guitar? The piano was unexpected but really enjoyable. I prefer it to the guitar. I loved all the different sounds too. The train especially was fun to hear. Trains don't sound like that any more." Alvah Parker
"As a dementia consultant I have a pretty good idea how people with any type of dementia may respond to an auditory stimulation such as this. People in all stages of dementia can benefit in a positive way from listening to this CD." Cindy Keith RN,BS,CDP
Song Survey
Purpose of Survey
1. To share titles of popular American songs with the elderly
2. To note responses and create a “Top 20” from survey sheets
Location: CAW Hall
Event: “St. Catharines Healthy Cities” Ontario May 30, 2011
I created a table for each of the 4 song eras. See sample survey sheet
Total visitor responses: 354
Out of 220 song choices, I selected ones below (16) which had more than 4 responses
Song Name Climb Every Mountain Edelweiss He's Got the Whole World in His Hands I Believe Moon River The Glow Worm True Love Unforgettable Blueberry Hill Red Roses for a Blue Lady Tennessee Waltz The White Cliffs of Dover Blue Velvet Morning Has Broken She's a Lady Take Me Home Country Roads
You Tube Music of the 20th Century
| Song hit | Presenter | Pub |
| A Bicycle Built for Two | Henry Dacre | 1892 |
| Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day | Bing Crosby | 1932 |
| Love is a Many Splendored Thing | The Four Aces | 1955 |
| Moon River | Henry Mancini | 1961 |
| How Much is That Doggie in the Window? | Doris Day / Bob Merrill | 1952 |
| I Left My Heart in San Francisco | Tony Bennett | 1954 |
| Everything is Beautiful | Ray Stevens | 1970 |
| For Lovin' Me | Gordon Lightfoot | 1964 |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Doris Day / Gordon McCrae | 1953 |
| Three Coins in a Fountain | Frank Sinatra | 1954 |
| Close to You | Carpenters | 1963 |
| Cruising Down the River on a Sunday Afternoon | Russ Morgon | 1949 |
| Happy Trails | Dale Evans | 1952 |
| Once in a While | Sarah Vaughan | 1937 |
| I'll Never Smile Again | Curt Ramsey Quintet | 1939 |
| Please add your favourites to comments below | ||
| and I will post them here. |