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Playlist for Life's newest Music Detectives

A Musical Mother's Day

Mother's Day is this Sunday. It's a day dedicated to all the hard work and wonderful things our mothers do for us, but it can be tough on those of us whose mothers are living with dementia. Creating a playlist of your mother's favourite songs can help you both enjoy the day together. Read more

Not just 'oldies'

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Help Point Training, Scottish Borders, 16th May 2019

Playlist for Life's newest Music Detectives

A Musical Mother's Day

Music Labs

The Playlist for Life Music Detectives

To raise awareness and money for Playlist for Life.

Jo's 10K Challenge

I hit the big Six-oh this year and needed a challenge so here I go again on another 10K with my friend and trainer Julia to keep on the right track - and hopefully to raise some funds for Playlist a charity I have been involved with for quite some years.

Playlist for Life

Music helps dementia

Playlist for Life is the UK's leading music and dementia charity. We want everyone with dementia to have a unique, personal playlist with the soundtrack of their life because the music that gives you that flashback feeling can be a lifeline if you get dementia. Watch our film to find out more.

The science

Music is neurologically special in the way that it stimulates many parts of the brain at once. This means that even if parts of the brain are damaged, music can still reach other parts.

What is a playlist?

A playlist is just a list of songs or pieces of music. Your 'playlist for life' is all the songs or pieces of music that make up the soundtrack of your life. The tunes that give you that 'flashback-feeling' whenever you hear them; that take you back, to another time, person or place.

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A Musical Mother's Day

Volunteer

Volunteer, and become part of the movement that is changing lives through the power of playlists. 850,000 people are living now with dementia in the UK but do not know that something as simple as a personal playlist could make life easier and happier. If you think you would like to join the team, then please complete the Volunteer Form and we will get back to you. We would love to hear from you!

The 100 Years Book

Published by Playlist for Life and based on the work of volunteer Music Detective, Peter Grech, it is a book listing the top 100 tunes in the UK for each of the last 100 years.