(Sample) Week #31 SONGS IN 3/4 WALTZ TIME (PART 1)

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Lisa Peterson
July 27, 2025

Week #31

Songs in ¾ Waltz Time (Part 1)

This is week 31 of the year and we will be celebrating Songs in ¾ Waltz Time (Part 1), by delving into the songs and applying concepts to create more joy and connection during caregiving routines with music.

The songs are:

  • Always

  • Beautiful Dreamer

  • Cielito Lindo

  • Daisy Bell

  • De Colores

  • Down in the Valley

  • Greensleeves

Featured Song

DAISY BELL

“Daisy Bell” was written by Harry Dacre in 1892 and may have been inspired by Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick who was a mistress to King Edward VII of England. In 1961, an IBM 704 computer at Bell Labs was programmed to sing “Daisy Bell” and was the first demonstration of computer speech synthesis.

  • Is this melody familiar to you?

  • Are the words familiar?

  • Did you find yourself humming along?

  • How did it affect you? Did your awareness change? Your breath? Your focus? Your mood?

  • Would you feel comfortable playing this in the background and allow yourself to hum or sing along? By yourself and/or with the one(s) you care for?

Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) Here is a video by Nat King Cole. I hope you enjoy it!

Creative Ideas

HOW TO USE THE MUSIC

  • Try humming or singing along with the provided recording, or one of your choosing for increased feeling of ______.

  • Listen to a recording to create a shared experience.

  • Listen while engaged in daily routines, to add a feeling of familiarity and comfort (if the song is known and loved)

  • Try reminiscing with the song history, or singers of the song. Look at pictures famous singers who performed the song.

SELF-CARE TIPS

“Delay Dementia with Ballroom Dancing!” - Times Newspaper article by Julie Brown Patton January 10, 2020

Keep yourself healthy in mind and body with dancing. Is there any type of dancing that interests you? You could go out to dance on your next night off. Or, if you don’t get nights off, you can check out a free youtube dancing lesson in any style you enjoy.

Check out the full article here!

Share if you have any dancing stories from this week at [email protected] 

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