“Singing with the Good Memories choir saved my life.”

– Care partner of a Good Memories’ singer

Good Memories Choir

For those with early stage memory loss & their care partners

No audition. Come join us!

Good Memories is a fun, upbeat community where people with early-stage memory loss and their care partners sing together, enjoying familiar music that they love. Our professional conductors and pianists make it fun. No audition, no pressure—just a great time. Choir members include people with memory loss, their care partners, and volunteers. No musical experience or training is needed. We welcome anyone living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia who can attend the structured weekly rehearsals and, best of all, wants to make great music and new friends!

Fall 2026 Session: “Voices of the Holidays”

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Good Memories’ Repertoire:

  • Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’
  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  • Chanukah Light All Year (B’Or Chanukah)
  • Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby?
  • Sing-Along (Snyder medley)
  • The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
  • We Need a Little Christmas
  • Happy Trails

There is no fee for participating in the Good Memories choral program; when registering, participants can make a donation to support the program.

    Please add both people in the spaces provided on the online registration form.

    Registration fee covers 2 people — care partner and person with early-stage dementia.

    Also, please be aware that we require that a care partner accompany each person with memory loss to each rehearsal. Care partners are encouraged, but not obligated, to also sing with the choir. The opportunity is to spend 90 minutes each week doing something joyful together!

    Gold Coast Good Memories

    Tuesdays, 10:30 am–12 pm | starts Sept 8
    Concert: Dec 8 | 12:15 pm

    Hinsdale Good Memories

    Wednesdays, 10:30 am–12 pm | starts Sept 9
    Concert: Wednesday, December 16 | 12:15 pm

    There is no fee for participating in the Good Memories choral program; when registering, participants can make a donation to support the program.

      Case Study

      A Singing Community — Chicago’s Good Memories Choir

      A new case study documents the components behind the successful Good Memories choir, a program of nonprofit Sounds Good Choir, which has achieved an extraordinarily high level of satisfaction among its members and great respect from financial supporters and dementia-serving professionals. Read the Case Study

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