Hosting a dementia friendly Musical Tea

Are you hosting a Musical Tea this year?  Musical Teas are a fun way to come together for a cuppa and cake and raise awareness of the power of personal music for those living with dementia. Our Musical Tea Pack and additional Musical Tea resources suggests lots of ways you can get involved in the fun […]

How to connect through music whilst social distancing

The past year has been difficult for all of us and everyone has had to adapt to a new way of life. Reports have shown that those living with dementia have been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and many had to continue shielding even as lockdown restrictions eased.  We know how difficult it is for loved ones to be […]

Spotify top tips

Did you know we have over 240 playlists on Spotify?! Here are our top tips on how you can use Spotify to create the soundtrack of your life!  Each person’s playlist is unique and tracking down the right tunes from your life story or someone else’s life story can sometimes require a bit of investigative work by becoming what we call a […]

Share your music festival memories

We’re curating the UK’s music festival memories playlist, and we need your help!  At Playlist for Life, we specialise in harnessing the power of music to connect people. If you’ve ever been to a music festival then you’ll know about the special kind of connection that comes from being surrounded by thousands of strangers, all singing along to the same song, brought […]

Making a playlist? Visit our new resources page!

Our new resources page is full of free materials to help you at each stage of your playlist journey, whether you’re making a playlist for yourself or helping someone to make theirs.  The page is split into four sections: Getting started, Help finding tunes, How to listen and Making the most of your music.  If you’re new to making playlists, simply start at the top of the page and work your way through the steps to identify what resources will […]

How to listen – finding solutions to tech barriers

It’s a difficult time for all of us, particularly for those living with dementia and their carers. That’s why we’re doing everything we can to help the people we exist to serve. Playlist for Life is encouraging everyone to connect through music whilst we can’t be together due to social distancing, making the subject of […]