n a treatment model that
focuses on the person and not the illness, referred to as personcentered dementia care, Kitwood stresses the emotional needs of
the person with dementia and presents twelve positive interactions,
including “creation”, where the person with dementia takes the
lead and spontaneously offers the group something from his or
her own ability and social skill, and “celebration”, which involves
acknowledging and maintaining moments that are intrinsically joyful, and fully engaging in them. Innes & Hatfield (2002) state that
in person-centered music therapy, when group members initiate
singing and talking, it enables them to feel a sense of creation and
connection with each other. Singing together is a celebration that
emphasizes the beauty of the moment with the group