Background: Caregiver singing is an intervention aiming to facilitate care situations and is defined as when caregivers sing for or together with persons with dementia during care activities. In the literature, it is commonly addressed as a music activity rather than a care intervention. The aim was to describe caregivers’ experiences when using Caregiver singing and music in the care of persons with dementia. Method: Data were three focus group interviews with 12 professional caregivers for persons with dementia from three different residential settings. All caregivers had been taking training of the use of music and Caregiver singing and how to practice it in a person cantered spirit. The focus groups were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: the analysis resulted in two themes: 1) Caregiver singing ease the moment, increase interaction, and build companionship and were preferable to use during care activities where commonly responsive behaviours occurs, such as during toilet visits od showering. Caregiver singing were described as an intervention to increase cooperation, communication and increase moods. 2) Music activities as reminiscence reflects the person’s self which were used to increase socialization, increase energy and to increase moods and were more commonly used together with other residents such as during sing along activities, but also as background music during e.g. mealtimes. Regardless Caregiver singing or the use of music, the caregivers stressed the importance of person centeredness in choosing songs and music, as otherwise responsive behaviours may increase. Conclusion: Both Caregiver singing and music have positive influences and the results are sometimes intertwined. However, Caregiver singing are shown favourable to facilitate problematic caring situations and should be seen as a tool to increase cooperation and moods and decrease responsive behaviours such as resistance and aggression.