BAR HARBOR — Melissa Violette, a board-certified music therapist, will talk about the impact music and music therapy can have on memory when she visits the Jesup Memorial Library on Saturday, March 3, at 1:30 p.m. as part of Age By Design.

Studies have shown that musical experiences can be structured to enhance social and emotional skills and can assist in recall and language skills and that people in the late stages of dementia will respond to and interact with music.

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