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Music Project List
Find below music lists with songs from the Great American Songbook, Broadway, classics, and from a project on the benefits of preferred music for patients with dementia.​
Music Project List
The songs listed alphabetically below were used in a project to learn about the benefits of preferred music for those with dementia. More resources follow this list.  ​
Caregivers may find these links helpful when trying to determine the music that best suits the preferences of your patients or loved ones. ​
A
A Bushel And A Peck
Amazing Grace
American Pie 

B
Back in the Saddle Again
Bewitched
Beyond the Sea
Blue Skies
Blue Suede Shoes
C
Chain Gang
Chatanooga Choo Choo
Close to You (They Long to Be)
Crazy
D
Daddy's Little Girl
Don't Fence Me In
Dream a Little Dream of Me 
E
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
El Paso
Everything Is Beautiful
F
Fly Me to the Moon
G
Georgia on My Mind
Get Together
God Bless America
Goodnight, Irene
H
Here Comes Santa Claus
Hey Jude
How Great Thou Art
I
I Walk the Line
If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
I'll Fly Away
In The Garden
In the Mood
It Had to be You
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
J
​Japanese Traditional Koto and Shakuhachi Music
​Just a Closer Walk
K
Kentucky Rain
King of the Road
L
Lean on Me
Let it be
Look for the Silver Lining
M
Mack the Knife
Memories are Made of This
Mona Lisa
Moon Glow
Moonlight Serenade
My Blue Heaven
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 
N
New York, New York
O
Old Rugged Cross
One O'Clock Jump
P
Pennies from Heaven
Peter Cottontail
R
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
​Rodgers & Hammerstein -
​The Soundtrack Collection: The King and I / South Pacific​
Route 66
Rubber Duckie
S
Save the Last Dance for Me
Shop Around
Side By Side
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
Sing, Sing, Sing
Singing in the Rain
Somewhere over the rainbow
Stand By Your Man
Stars & Stripes Forever
Sugar, Sugar
Sunshine on my Shoulders
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": II. Molto vivace
T
Take me home country roads
Take the A Train
Take These Chains
The Goldberg Variations – J.S. Bach
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tennessee Waltz
The Twist
This Little Light of Mine
Tuxedo Junction
U
Unforgettable
W
Walkin' My Baby Back Home
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
When the Saints go Marchin in
When You Wish Upon a Star
Y
You Are My Sunshine
Your Cheatin' Heart
X
​Xmas Classics
Other Resources
The Great American Songbook Foundation - Generational Playlists ​
The Great American Songbook Foundation - Monthly Resources (videos)
Ultimate Broadway Playlist
Classical Tunes Playlists
Once Upon A Time | The Best Early Years Music
If you would like to contribute your preferences, please click the link below. The information that you provide can help provide caregiver direction for implementing preferred music listening for their loved ones. Thank you in advance!
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