Music as Medicine has been designed to help people living with dementia and those who care for them. Through first-person accounts and interactive activities, it guides the reader on how to use personally meaningful music to support their wellbeing and manage symptoms of their dementia. It can be used by people living with dementia and carers alike.
The concept of Music as Medicine was created by a lived experience panel, formed of people living with dementia and carers, in collaboration with Playlist for Life. The panel came up with the concept and supported in the creation of the booklet’s content, which includes advice and exercises for how users can use playlists as a tool to support their wellbeing.
The resource has been created thanks to funding from the Self-Management Fund from The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), administered on behalf of the Scottish Government.
What’s inside Music as Medicine?
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Thank you to our lived experience panel which was formed of Playlist for Life ambassadors: Carol Topper, Malcolm Topper, Willy Gilder, Emma McAuley, Anne Leivesley and Gerry King for thier efforts in co-producing this resource.
The cover artwork is by Willy Gilder.
Thank you to all other friends and supporters who shared their stories and experiences of how music has helped them.
When I was diagnosed, I went into a depression. I did not want to see anyone or go anywhere. But music is a wonderful thing for the soul, whether you are happy or sad. When I’m sad or low or feeling grumpy, my husband puts on my CDs on and I’m up dancing and jumping
Carol Topper
Lived Experience Panel members work with Playlist for Life’s Head of Communities, Rebecca Kennedy, on creating the resource.
