Community music in the lives of older adults can bring cognitive, health and emotional benefits, thus it can promote their social engagement and wellbeing (Hallam & Creech, 2016; Hallam et al., 2013; Yu et al., 2022; English et al., 2024). Developing Community music programs in formal Care Homes has been gaining attention in the last few decades (Gomes et al., 2025). Yet, it has received very little attention among university music education courses that usually focus on music teaching and learning in educational settings. This research set off to explore how university music education students can adjust and practically engage with music making in an Elderly Care Home. The project lasted six months and involved a group of 12 university music education students with their academic tutor, visiting the elderly care home and interacting musically with the senior residents. About 25 seniors and some of the nursing staff participated in the meetings. The "Musical gatherings" took place every second week. Through this period of six months, students developed a musical repertoire based mainly on the elderly’s music preferences, they developed their community music skills, they learned to respect and care for others and to interact with all members of the group. They learned to run some activities in their community music group. The project took place in Corfu, Greece. At the end of the project, a series of songs and activities were presented to the public in a local festival to a mixed audience. This closing ceremony was an open demonstration, bringing local citizens closer to the Seniors of the Elderly Care Home of their city. The research is a qualitative case study, with 12 university music education students participating in the group. Reflective diaries were kept by students and by the researcher throughout this period, followed by a focus group with all students after the end of the period. Interviews and reflective diaries were analysed thematically. Analysis of qualitative data leads to a discussion on the following topics: a) building the community musician's profile, b) musicking as a communication act, c) learning to interact, learning to care, and d) good climate and togetherness as prerequisites in community music. This research stands for the need to educate students on community music making, so that to ensure that music offers a bridge to the community and bring people of all ages together into a collective experience.