Music & Dementia: The UK’s First Centre of Excellence

Presenters: Giles Wilmore, Director of Community, Manchester Camerata; Programme Director, UK’s First Centre of Excellence for Music & Dementia 

Bev Taylor, Director of the National Learning Network, UK’s First Centre of Excellence for Music & Dementia 

Description: This webinar will give an overview of the work of Manchester Camerata and partners, including the Alzheimer’s Society, in hosting the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Music & Dementia in Greater Manchester. It will outline the approaches used - Music in Mind and Singing for the Brain - how they work and the benefits they bring to people living with dementia and family members who participate, including the new national learning network for music and dementia.