The Power of Music Fund
At 9am on 13th February 2023, grants of £1,000 will be made available to 100 community choirs and singing groups across the UK, to help bring the life-changing power of music to people living with dementia and their carers. The new fund, established by The...
TV and radio presenter Lauren Laverne urges people with dementia, their families and carers to build music playlists this Christmas with the launch of free guides
The multi-talented radio DJ is spearheading the Music for Dementia 2020 Campaign, which calls for the government, music industry, health and social care sectors and friends and families to work towards giving everyone with dementia the right to music as part of their...
Music for Dementia Launches Musical Map for Dementia
The campaign seeks nationwide support to help people with dementia find music related events and services in their area Music for Dementia is launching the first ever Musical Map for Dementia. Its aim is to provide those affected by the condition information on music-...
BBC Music Day
We’re excited to announce that Music for Dementia 2020 is working collaboratively with BBC Music Day this year. The fifth annual BBC Music Day takes place on 26 September 2019, themed around music and wellbeing and we’ll be working alongside over 50 UK dementia...
Music for Dementia welcomes NICE’s inclusion of music therapy in its updated standards
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has updated its dementia care recommendations to include music therapy Music for Dementia launched earlier this year and is campaigning to make music free for people living with dementia Currently there are...