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Songs for You
(Volume 3)

I’m grateful I got to spend time with Margaret getting to know her. Doing this project has helped me build better connections with people and has taught me how to continue conversations and socialize on a deeper level. 

17-year-old Songwriter Holly Carroll (VIC)

ABOUT

Songs For You is an intergenerational arts initiative that connects teenagers with older adults living in aged care. Through a series of guided sessions, participants engage in meaningful conversations, sharing stories, interests, and experiences. These exchanges form the foundation for songwriting workshops, where the teenagers, inspired by their older friends, craft original music that honours their shared history and connection. 

Led by intergenerational facilitators and musicians, the program fosters creativity, empathy, and sensitive communication through a combination of music and storytelling workshops. The process culminates in the public presentation of the songs, which are recorded and gifted to participants in the form of a nostalgic cassette.  

Beyond the creation of music, Songs For You nurtures lasting relationships, bridges generational divides, and captures a collective expression of history, hope, and community, celebrating the profound connections that can be formed through shared creative expression. 

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Getting to know my Lynette has meant so much to me. We have shared so many laughs and even a bit of tears. 

 17-year-old Songwriter Ben Valerio (VIC)

SONGS FOR YOU VOL3

PHOTO GALLERY

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I appreciated it, I enjoyed every minute of it and had a good laugh every Thursday.

78-year-old Participant Lynette Blakeley (VIC) 

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Songs For You is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Go to www.dss.gov.au for more information.

Supported by

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Our song is honouring our time together with you. 

17-year-old Participant Kirill Potapov (VIC)

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