You might remember the 2014 award-winning documentary, Alive Inside. It follows a social worker, as he brings music to people with dementia in nursing homes.
The results of this film were clear:

Music makes a difference.

The movie maker’s method was fairly simple. He created playlists for the residents to listen to.



Keiki Kupuna takes this to the next level, providing live music, performed by bright and smiling children and teens.

Our shows are filled with hit songs from the senior community’s generation. This music resonates with our audience.

There is a growing body of evidence that listening to and performing music reactivates areas of the brain associated with memory, reasoning, speech, and emotion, ultimately shifting one’s mood, helping with stress, and stimulating positive memories.