A playlist in memory of my father, by Lopa Kothari

We are very excited to share a guest blog and playlist from Lopa Kothari, presenter of Music Planet on BBC Radio 3. Lopa’s playlist is dedicated to her father who lived with Alzheimer’s disease, and features some wonderful Indian music that formed part of his extensive music collection.  Thank you to Lopa for sharing her […]

Bring music and memories to the workplace

“You’re on mute.” “Can you share your screen?” “My Wi-Fi is playing up!” Sound familiar? Sounds like you’ve been working from home for the past six months! We’ve all had to navigate a new way of life this year, and this includes our day-to-day working lives. Recent government guidelines have indicated that working from home […]

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 […]