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PLAYLIST 4 PARKINSON'S

Music Movement Mood and Parkinson's

About

Playlist4Parkinson's evolved as a side project out of the scientific study Music Movement Mood and Parkinson's. People with Parkinson's disease were asked about the way in which they used music to aid and accompany them in their daily lives.

The Following site is dedicated to the playlists that were compiled out of interventions with and based on preferences by people with Parkinson's.
This research was carried out by Prof. Dr. Dawn Rose. For further in-depth information about the project, contact and possible collaborations with the team behind MMMP please click HERE.

It is the aim of Playlists4Parkinsons to create a sense of community, and empower patients to navigate their Parkinson's journey with strength and resilience. We envisage that these playlists grow with further inputs from individuals -- if you want to find out how you can help us achieve this please visit the GROW section of our website below.

Our Story with
Music & Parkinson's

Our research began with a small network grant from Parkinson’s UK where we invited people with Parkinson’s in the Hertfordshire (UK) area to develop a research agenda to investigate how music can help reduce Parkinson’s symptoms and improve movement and mood.

The research question was: Which music should we use, when and why?

The question seems simple, but it is difficult to answer because everyone has their own music, a ‘soundtrack of their lives’!

Step 1. We do know from research that ‘our music’ is what connects us to others, to our pasts and that we use music to change our moods and to make us get up and do things!

Thanks to further funding from Parkinson Schweiz and the Swiss National Science Foundation, we started to answer this question by exploring which music people with Parkinson’s use and why. You can read more about this research HERE

Step 2. We shared these findings through two Playlists for Parkinson’s LIVE! concerts at Royal Nothern College of Music, and at the School of Music, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

We programmed the concerts to reflect the songs people with Parkinson’s had told us about and their reasons for using them.

Step 3. Through our surveys in the UK and Switzerland we have collected hundreds of example songs that people with Parkinson’s use to help them in different ways. We have collated the songs, styles of music and collected individual stories about why this music works for them, This site was built to share this information and act as a source of inspiration to let individuals discover how music can help them, which songs other people with Parkinson’s have used, and for what purpose. Lastly we encourage everyone to use this resource to develop their own playlists. Enjoy exploring.

Playlists

These songs and pieces were mentioned by persons with Parkinson's as being particular movement educing, and used by participants of our surveys for this very purpose. See if this playlist aids you to move. Further specific playlists for the following activities are accessed via the buttons below the player.

Aesthetic Appreciatoin

Crying/ Grieving

Relaxation/ Regeneration

These songs and pieces were mentioned by persons with Parkinson's as being particular good for mood regulation, and used by participants of our surveys for this very purpose. The different sub-categories for this playlist are listed below. Further specific playlists for particular moods can be accessed via the buttons below the player.

In our lives music is often associated with specific people and situations. The following pieces are very important to specific individuals who took part in our studies. Maybe one of these songs evokes a memory in you?

Some individuals chose to share the reason for their connection to a particular song. These stories can be accessed by pressing the Personal Stories button under the player.

Personal Stories

You can also create your own playlist with music that inspires and moves you. Below we have compiled music-use criteria for you to reflect on and help you compile a list of your preferred music. Ask yourself how you use music in your day to day life for the following purposes: