Laura Martin Sastre / is Checked. Music therapy helps improve the quality of life of disabled people, allow the recovery of patients with stress or anxiety, but it is also known that music therapy helps not to forget. A few weeks ago we could learn more about this reality, thanks to the launch of 'Les veus memory, "a documentary that follows the lives of a group of people suffering from alzeheimer, all members of a choir that has made music the best way to save them the memories of a lifetime.
Photo / / 'Les veus memory'
'La veu memory' is a choir organized by the Association Relatives of Alzeheimer Valencia-FSMA-involving alzeheimer sick people, with volunteers and users of the Day Centre of the Association of Relatives of Alzeheimer of Valencia and the reality has been captured in a webdocumental developed by Barret Films. The musician-therapist FSMA, Salva Fito, who was present at the preview screening of the documentary, said "several studies claim that music activates brain areas not affected by the disease and clear example is some members of our choir who have aphasia, ie can not express in words, but can sing the lyrics of a song perfectly.
Beyond documentary available through the history of this choir and development from its inception to the action in the Palau de la Musica in Valencia in September 2009, is the mark that this documentary left the personal stories, the daily struggle against a disease that is robbing everyday memories, and the unconditional support of family members. On this, the director of FSMA, Ana Morón, said during the presentation of the documentary " this project is very emotional for us as an association, but more important for patients and relatives, as it shows that as the stimulation therapy through music, are entirely beneficial to increase the quality of life of patients and their environment. "
Among them, the protagonists, is Teresa, a brave woman who cared for his son , suffering from psychosis until he was diagnosed with the disease three years ago, or miracles that although he has lost 50% of the hearing, leaving the choir participates in reflected his love of music, an expert pianist ever since. A refine costing Antonio but his deep voice is mixed with other voices and make music in a real show. They are joined by dozens of stories, poignant and beautiful worthy of the deepest admiration and example of the effort to improve, spreading his desire to fight and struggle to get to perform a concert before a large audience, while enjoying an activity undoubtedly therapeutic.
New format
'Les veus memory' was developed as webdocumental, an interactive format with the intention of being distributed and seen through the network. This is an innovative format, as the user is responsible for deciding what you want to see, choosing between the different players, their histories and their families ...
This format has allowed greater freedom in creating the story told in 'Les veus memory', turning the viewer into a kind of director who is responsible for choosing what to see, when and how. This is compounded by other instruments such as games or interactive interviews to help the viewer understand the story told in eight main sections. In each, music therapy is a protagonist with interactive games and the viewer will create a parallel story thanks to the different 'clicks' of the public.
The other novelty broadcast mode. Through social networks, the public may access the document in their own profiles to generate news about their own navigation, creating a single distribution that allows contacts know the documentary.
'Les veus memory' is only the beginning of an arduous project that will culminate with the presentation in the spring of this year's film 'The Voices of Memory', in different theaters documentaries and international circuits. And beyond that, 'Les veus memory' is, in substance and form, the story of overcoming.
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