Music with Heart is an initiative that aims to give back to the community through music. We hope to bring music to more community members, particularly the disadvantaged and vulnerable. Through Music with Heart, we hope that the youth volunteers, beneficiaries and the elderly benefitted from cross-learning opportunities and positive shared experiences. Liaising with both Yong En Care Centre and 6 youth volunteers from Nanyang Girls High (NYGH), we helped mentor them to bring this vision to life.
Over the 2-day run, feedbacks from both Yong En Care Centre and the 6 youth volunteers from Nanyang Girls High were overwhelmingly positive. They expressed interest in working with us again in the future should programmes like these run again. The elderly shared their appreciation for the companionship of the youth volunteers. They were thrilled that the program taught them how to play new instruments, such as the ukulele, and enjoyed singing and dancing with the youth volunteers. Over 70% of the elderly at the care centre were in attendance at the programme itself and were looking forward to the next run of this programme.