The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #31509   Message #410168
Posted By: artbrooks
03-Mar-01 - 09:07 AM
Thread Name: need advice for performing in old folks homes
Subject: RE: need advice for old folks homes
Hi--this is Jenn. Art ran to fetch me because I work in an adult day center and he thinks I know everything. (It's nice.) Thank you for singing for this audience. The participants, or residents, and the staff, appreciate so very much! I can't wait to try the fingertip ballet with the shaving cream tutu where I work! And you are doing just fine as to material, and have some good suggestions above, so don't worry! At our place, in addition to entertainers who come in (praise them!) we sing along a lot. They do love gospel and familiar hymns. As far as foreign language goes, they like Allouette and De Colores, and that's all we know so far. And they took to "Waltzing with Bears" and "All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir". They like to sing patriotic songs--from "Yankee Doodle" up to and including "The Star Spangled Banner". If you really want them to sing, song sheets help. Thank you again for going to the old folks.