Why do BabyBoomers respond so powerfully to music?

Last week I was right outside of Helen, GA giving a fun, fun presentation to a room-full of activity directors for Senior Centers across the state of Georgia on "Music and Babyboomers: An Inseparable Connection."

One of the things we talked about was how recorded music and live music has been available to the babyboomers more than any previous generation. As a babyboomer I know that I had a tiny record player as a little girl, a radio of my own starting at about age 8, a transistor radio as a teen. Then came my stereo in college, a cassette player later, 8-tracks as a young married, then CD's and now MP3's in my iPod! Wow! That's a lot of access to music. So probably we babyboomers have heard more different music than any generation plus we've gotten it on TV and had more and more access to live concerts than any previous generation!

I'd love to know your thoughts on this topic, especially if you're a babyboomer!

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Baby Boomers and Music in Georgia

Yesterday I spoke to a room full of activity directors from all over Georgia. They were attending a convention about "mature adult programming" or M.A.P. and I was invited to do the opening session! The topic was "Baby Boomers and Music: An Inseparable Connection" and we had a great time! First of all, we listened to loads of baby boomer hits from the 50's, 60's, and 70's and got up and danced, clapped and snapped fingers to all of these hits. We listened to everything from Elvis and The Temptations to Carole King and The Carpenters. We talked about the music of our childhoods and teen years and the messages we learned from those songs.

The setting was beautiful Unicoi State Park near Helen, Georgia and we were in the main lodge, a perfect setting for chanting, toning and drumming. We talked some about that and agreed that maybe next time we'll do a workshop on that.

All of these vivacious activity directors were participating fully and sharing some fascinating stories from their own musical backgrounds. If YOU are a baby boomer or have some in your family, you can always get a smile if you play the fabulous babyboomer music from the 60's, 70's and 50's! Give it a try!