Did You Know That Music Can Be Considered Medicine for the Mind?
Music has been shown to have positive effects on a person’s well-being. It can reduce stress and anxiety, prevent rising blood pressure, and decrease the experience of pain. These health benefits are even greater in seniors, from improving physical health to helping those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Listening to or playing music can greatly improve seniors’ quality of life, and that’s exactly what the partnership between Collington and the University of Maryland College of Music aims to do.
Now in its seventh year, the Artists-in-Residence program has brought us Madison Hoerbelt and Tatiana Giesler. Get to know more about the newest members of the Collington Artists in Residence family and how music has become an integral part of their lives.
Collington Artists in Residence
The University of Maryland School of Music and Collington AIR (Artists in Residence) is a collaborative program created between the University of Maryland School of Music and Collington Continuing Care Retirement Community in Mitchellville, Maryland. It is a model for intergenerational living that places two UMD music students at Collington to live alongside the residents each year. The program has been nationally recognized and featured on several news publications both locally and nationally, including the Today Show!
Welcoming New Student Musicians
Now in its sixth year, the Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Fellowship at Collington, a harmonious partnership with the University of Maryland School of Music…..
Collington Welcomes New Music Students
Music has been shown to have positive effects on a person’s well-being. It can reduce stress and anxiety, help seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and can improve their quality of life. These are some….
Resident Musicians Reflect on Year
The Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program, now in its fifth year, is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding between Collington and the University of Maryland School of Music graduate program. But…
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Meet the New Artists in Residence
As another academic year begins, we are once again graced with the presence of two graduate students from the University of Maryland School of Music as part of our Artists…
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Artists in Residence During COVID
From September to February: 23 Concerts and Lecture Recitals 2 Presentations 8 Programs were in the Creighton Center And the highlight from that first half of the residency was certainly…
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Meet the New Collington Artists-in-Residence
Graduate students strengthen intergenerational partnership through music Mitchellville, Maryland, Oct. 29, 2019— Two graduate students from the University of Maryland School of Music are living and working as artists-in-residence at…
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Collington Welcomes 2 New Artists in Residence
Sept. 11, 2018—In partnership with the University of Maryland School of Music (SOM), Collington is hosting two new graduate students as its 2018-19 Artists in Residence. Melissa Morales and Ria…
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NY Times article spotlights Collington’s Artists in Residence Program
June 6, 2018—A June 5 New York Times feature article cites the Artists in Residence Program at Collington as an innovative example of a mutually beneficial program bringing generations together.…
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Learn About Artists in Residence
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