One of the special guests this year at PD Care Connection was a group called the Tremble Clefs.
The Tremble Clefs provides music therapy to people with Parkinson’s disease: "Our members come to our groups from all walks of life to participate in vocal and breathing exercises and to sing. Together, we strive to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, education, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation is welcomed, supported and encouraged to reach their full potential with dignity."
This group was originally founded in 1994, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The creators describe their meeting as "serendipitous". Karen Hesley was working as a speech pathologist, and had begun to provide some members in a small PD support group treatment. Those members had been singing around the piano after the business part of their meeting, and Tremble Clefs was born.
Check out their April Newsletter here, which features information about their involvement at PD Care Connection 2025, or visit their website for more information.