'Saxophone Day' 🎷 6th November
Saxophone Day – 6th November 🎷
Celebrating the wonderful sound of the saxophone!
Today we're celebrating Saxophone Day, marking the birthday of Adolphe Sax, the Belgian inventor who gave the world one of its most distinctive and expressive musical instruments.
From classical concert halls and smoky jazz clubs to big-band dance halls, pop hits and famous film soundtracks, the saxophone has provided some truly unforgettable musical moments.
Our dementia-friendly Cognitive Stimulation Therapy activities offer plenty of opportunities to listen, reminisce, share memories and have fun together.
Today's Activities
🎷 Facts About Saxophone Day – Discover who invented the saxophone, why we celebrate it on 6th November and how this remarkable instrument became so popular.
💬 Let's Talk Sax – Do you enjoy the sound of the saxophone? Have you ever played one, listened to a live jazz band or danced to a saxophone solo? Share your musical memories.
🎼 Classical Music, Jazz & Swing – Explore how composers and musicians such as George Gershwin, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Count Basie helped make the saxophone famous.
🎬 Saxophones on Screen – Can you identify the television programmes and films featuring some familiar saxophone players?
🎵 The Great Saxophone Song Recognition Challenge – Listen to some of the most famous saxophone solos in popular music. Can you recognise the song from the saxophone alone? From big-band classics to unforgettable pop hits, see how many you can identify!
🎤 Simon's Songs of the Day – Enjoy some wonderful music featuring the saxophone, including Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke and Billy Joel's Just the Way You Are.
Let's Make Some Musical Memories!
You don't need to know anything about music to join in. Simply listen, enjoy, recognise a familiar tune, perhaps sing along and share the memories it brings back.
Boosting brain power together to benefit quality of life.
Dr Simon T O'Donovan MBE
Simon's Dementia Activities
Here is the running order in the video (leaving the last two tracks off):
In The Mood - 1939
Tequila - 1958
Take Five - 1959
The Pink Panther Theme - 1964
I Got You (I Feel Good) - 1965
Born to Run - 1975
Baker Street - 1978 -
Who Can It Be Now? - 1981
Just The Two of Us - 1981
Careless Whisper - 1984
Smooth Operator - 1984
Your Latest Trick - 1985
Infinity - 1989 -
Simply The Best - 1991
Destination Calabria - 2007
Mr. Saxobeat - 2010
There are two important songs missing, here they are as 'Simon's Songs Of The Day' ...
And for those of you who know me, here is a bonus track by my favourite artist of all time ...
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