Give the Gift of Music

The Music Enrichment program provides a wonderful opportunity for individuals who enjoy sharing their musical talents through instrumental music, by creating a calming atmosphere for hospital visitors, patients and staff. Volunteers are welcome to play our grand piano in the lobby or take their own smaller instruments, wind or string, up to patient rooms and nursing floors.

Description:

The Music Enrichment program provides instrumental music to patients during room to room visits as part of addressing the whole health of the individual. The goal of this program is to lift the emotional spirits of the patient, improve morale, increase energy levels, and provide stress relief through music as a diversion technique. By voluteers providing music at the bedside of patients, it also has the potential to ease the patient's feelings of loneliness.

Shifts can be flexible from 2-4 hours per day. Auditions will be required before placement.

Qualification:

Good customer service skills

Good verbal communication and listening skills

Musical instrument abilities; piano, wind, strings

Caring, compassionate and empathetic

Attentiveness to needs of the patient

Aware of and senstitive to the hospital environment

Mature, positive service-oriented individual

Ability to walk through facility carrying an instrument