Improv Music Therapy for Older Adults

Inclusion Criteria Inclusion criteria for the Person Living with Dementia (PLWD) are: * Age 60 and over, living independently in the community * Medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease * Mild dementia defined as MoCA score between 16-20, or MMSE score between 19-24 * Sufficient visual and hearing acuity (age-related to normal hearing loss with assistive devices) * English fluency rated fairly well to well (self-rated English fluency) Inclusion Criteria for Caregiver are: * Age 18 or Older * Moderate to good English fluency (self-rated English fluency) * Willing to participate in intervention with PLWD Exclusion Criteria Exclusion criteria for PLWD are: * Medical diagnosis of severe dementia (any etiology) * Non-AD dementia diagnosis (e.g., frontotemporal dementia) * Serious medical condition (e.g., an end-stage disease requiring hospice, aphasia from stroke, paralysis, brain injury) requiring active medical management that would interfere with participation in the study * Significant difficulty moving the hands or arms (severe arthritis, neuropathy) * Plans to move out of the area within six months Exclusion criteria for Caregiver are: * Current but not prior severe psychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) * Serious medical condition (e.g., an end-stage disease requiring hospice, aphasia from stroke, paralysis, brain injury) requiring active medical management that would interfere with participation in the study * Plans to move out of the area