Speaker Meeting

Andy Lowndes - Deputy Chair and ‘The Music Detective’ Playlist for Life

Andy is a former psychiatric nurse and a retired academic from Glasgow Caledonian University. Around five years ago Andy founded Playlist for Life with writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson following Sally’s experience in caring for her mother.

As ‘the Music Detective,’ Andy goes to the homes of people with dementia and works with families and carers to identify Personally Meaningful Music for the person with the disease. In this presentation Andy will present real life examples supporting the growing international research that shows such music can have almost magical results as part of an individuals care.