
Befriending and community
The impact of lockdown has had an unexpected effect on neighbourliness. It has started to bring communities together in a positive way, forging new links and support in many ways […]
The impact of lockdown has had an unexpected effect on neighbourliness. It has started to bring communities together in a positive way, forging new links and support in many ways […]
It’s been a year of firsts for us, and our latest is that we are finalists in two awards for our launch of m4d Radio. Dementia Care Awards – Outstanding […]
Evening Standard: A piece composed by an 80-year-old former music teacher with dementia will be released as a single after he recorded it with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Paul Harvey improvised the composition after his […]
Daily Mail: Viewers are left ‘in bits’ after pianist, 80, with dementia who went viral with an improvised tune using four notes has his song performed by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. […]
How an improvisation has circled the globe virtually, and become an orchestral composition. STOP PRESS! Sheet music is now available to buy. It all started with four notes, F, A, […]
Bedford Independent: Bedford care home, MHA Anjulita Court, has been showing the positive impact music therapy can have on residents living with dementia by hosting an open group music therapy session […]
Music and rhythm feature strongly in the lives of all of us, whatever our culture. That’s why we’re celebrating the impact and contribution of music from black and minority ethnicities […]
This National Link Worker Day, we’re showcasing how link workers can work with local agencies, GPs and social workers to create musical social prescriptions for people living with dementia. What […]
Freda Hitchen was just 3 when she first appeared on the stage, tap dancing. It was the start of a life filled with theatre, music and song. Included in this […]
The Mirror: Thousands of care home residents are missing out on vital music therapy sessions because those who deliver them are not classed as essential workers. Research shows music therapy […]