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on people with dementia. today s report brings together powerful evidence to show music is an effective therapy. we know that it does something to the brain, but what s happened now with dementia and, obviously, the science we have started to look into is that it actually scientifically does something to the brain, so it hits a certain part of your brain that makes you feel pleased, or hits a certain emotion. so that is scientific evidence that it is working. this is paul harvey, who is also living with dementia, playing his improvised tune, four notes. paul comes alive at the piano. his tune was taken up by the bbc philharmonic orchestra and was released as a single. it has raised more than £1 million for charity and is helping to fund music therapy sessions in care homes. sessions like this.
we know that it does something to the brain, but what has happened now with dementia, and the signs that we ve started to look into, is that it actually scientifically does something to the brain, so it hits a certain part of the brain that makes you feel pleased, or hits a certain emotion. so that s scientific evidence that it is working. paul comes alive at the piano. his tune was taken up by the bbc philharmonic orchestra and was released as a single. it s raised more than £1 million for charity and is helping to fund music therapy sessions in care homes. sessions like this, residents come alive, the mood brightened, their memories
with dementia who composed a piano piece, using just four notes. let s remind ourselves of that moment. i will give you some random notes. and see what you can do with them. if natural. two f natural, a, b, t natural, there are your four notes. letter d natural. a beautiful piece of music. four notes went on to enter the charts and inspired a £1 million charity donation. the 81 year old recently travelled to manchester to conduct the bbc philharmonic orchestra fulfilling a lifelong ambition.