Sounds of Hope Live - SOHL
Sounds of Hope Live utilizes over 20 years of professional music making experience to Create Connections and Peace through Music.
- Celebrations
- Lessons (guitar, harmonica, piano, ukulele, drumming and singing)
- Writing Your Song (URSONG)
- Therapeutic Music
Sounds of Hope Live COMES TO YOU!
We’re a mobile music service and provide on-site services at your place of work; your place of worship; and wherever you call home.
Contact us to discuss your ideas
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Mary's thoughts on the power of music...
I really saw the power of music when my mom had dementia. Her hospice sent a musician to play every week, and even though she couldn’t remember anything or barely speak, she could sing with us! After my mom died, my dad had a really hard time… I connected with him by playing music at his bedside. We even wrote a song together.
Music helps us learn new things and recall the old, like a child learning the alphabet through the ABC song for the first time.
I love it when I’m playing and singing an “oldie” and everyone starts singing along! Singing is great brain training; it benefits our hearts and lowers our blood pressure. Listening to our favorite songs can inspire us to workout longer, slow down, and eat less.
Shapiro has traveled to 30 countries, and she believes that music is a language understood in every land. Her favorite part of playing music is making connections with people.
“I don’t do the work, the music does.
It's a total joy for me to bring healing and peace through music to you." - Mary Shapiro