C. H. I. M. E.
Cognitive Health Interactive Music Ensemble
Learn how CHIME benefits our seniors’ mental health with every session.
What We DO
Our Mission
is to provide a variety of interactive music ensembles (folk , jazz and rock bands) to promote healing, improve quality of life and bring joy to seniors with or without Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s, PTSD, traumatic brain injury and other neurological disorders.
Our band performs across Newport and the Rhode Island area.
We are a registered 501(c)(3) Non Profit and a Tax Exempt Corporation
We Service
Veterans
Active Seniors
Elder Care Facilities
Voted a Finalist in the 2024 & 2025 Excellence In Business Awards
Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce
Our Passionate Staff
Heidi
List Murphy
Graeme Danko
Vanessa Ellermann
Lauren
Ceres
Support
Help Our Cause
Do you have a loved one or someone you know with Dementia, Alzheimer’s or Brain Injury? Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission.
OUR GOAL
Your Donations Help By Providing Important Resources For Our Cause
MANAGEMENT
Capacity in building a working Board Of Directors and strategic plan
TRAINING
Training takes place in weekly CHIME programs in 6 elder care facilities on Aquidneck Island.
EQUIPMENT
Schulmerich Chimes are $100- $150 per chime.
STAFFING
ONLY 3 facilitators for 6 establishments
Would you like to contribute?
Your donation goes directly to our
Non Profit Organization establishing care in the state of Rhode Island.
There’s a lot of ways you can help us and we could really use your support!
Music Genres:
Sessions
Heidi and the Haabah Mastah
Musical Duo
Volunteer services to play for Alzheimer’s
(All proceeds and tips go towards our programming)
LAM JAM
LAM= List Academy of Music, (a nonprofit, 501-c-3 org). Our Mission is to provide a variety of interactive music ensembles (inclusive of rock, country, blues & reggae bands) to promote healing, improve quality of life & bring joy to seniors with or without Alzheimer’s, dementia, PTSD, Parkinson’s, traumatic brain injury and all neurological disorders.
LAM, by personal invite, will invite Newport community adult musical members/guests to our home once a week to play all types of music! We Love to see Bands sprout up all over Aquidneck Island from our circle of LAM Jam group of musicians- This is Music to our ears!!!We are expanding out into the community
NOW you can catch us at places like:
St. Johns Church on Tuesday nights (we start at 5) as theWARMUP band to
St. Johns Music on The Lawn Series starts @ 6.
Catch us Wednesdays at the
Newport Playhouse Cabaret and Restaurant this September
Goals and Objectives: to play a min of 15 songs/max of 25 songs in 2 hours
Interactive: Behavioral, cognitive, emotional, musical, physical and social
60s Songs
70s Songs
Seasonal Holiday Songs
Testimonials
Success Stories
It means so much to us when we can improve the lives of so many seniors in one session. The more we get to do, the more we get praise from elder care facilities and veterans homes to request our services in more places. See for youself.
Alysa Boyle
Supervisor of Therapeutic Activities
constructive, advantageous, rewarding
“… List Academy’s music programs produce positive results and add to an improved quality of life for our RI veterans.”
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Elizabeth Lane
Former Program Director
full endorsement
“…her energy and musical bells lit up my residents faces. Her attention to the small details in this program is key. The song choices are those that are from my residents’ era and easily remembered.”
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Diane Cournoyer
Royal at Forest Farm Nursing and Rehab
pleased to be included in the Time to Chime Program for Seniors
“…our residents benefit in a variety of levels – socialization, cognitive function, musical enjoyment. It’s a great program!”
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Alan Reilly
Engage Life Director
what they do is unique.
“I saw facial expressions on some residents I had never seen before…imagine
surprise, rapt attention and enthusiasm.”
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Robin Hannon
John Clarke Senior Living
Your music and bell program are outstanding
“Your knowledge of your craft and the understanding of the elderly are so needed for the community. Our residents enjoyed the hands-on experience that you gave them.”
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Alicia Hicks
Activity Director
Non-musical residence would come out and join in on the festivities
“the bell program helps, stimulate the minds of our residents, as well as exercise, physical strengths, controls emotions, and gives the residents a sense of social and musical interaction.”
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