Composer with dementia inspires £1m donation

A viral video of Paul Harvey, 80, a former music teacher with dementia, performing a piece based on just four notes, has inspired a £1m charity donation from Scotland's first ever billionaire Sir Tom Hunter, BBC reports. Mr Harvey is suffering from dementia, but has continued to be able to play and compose piano pieces. His improvisation, 'Four Notes' has also reached the top of the iTunes and Amazon charts last week.

Dad’s ability to improvise and compose beautiful melodies on the fly has always amazed me.

Tonight, I gave him four random notes as a starting point.

Although his dementia is getting worse, moments like this bring him back to me. pic.twitter.com/dBInVCTmfF

— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) September 17, 2020