Music for Life

Music Participation and Quality of Life for Senior Citizens

C Victor Fung author Lisa J Lehmberg author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:19th May '16

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Music for Life: Music Participation and Quality of Life of Senior Citizens presents a fresh, new exploration of the impact of musical experiences on the quality of life of senior citizens, and charts a new direction in the facilitation of the musical lives of people of all ages. Authors Fung and Lehmberg clearly define the issues surrounding music education, music participation, quality of life, and senior citizens, discussing the most relevant research from the fields of music education, adult learning, lifelong learning, gerontology, medicine, music therapy, and interdisciplinary studies. At the heart of the book is Evergreen Town, a retirement community in the southeastern U.S.A., that serves as the backdrop for three original research studies. The first of these is in two phases, a survey and a focus group interview, that examines the histories and rationales for the music participations and non-participations of community residents. The second and third case studies take an in-depth look at a church choir and a bluegrass group, two prominent musical groups in the community, and include the perspectives of the authors themselves as group members and participant-observers. Fung and Lehmberg conclude with a challenge for the profession of music education: to act on this research and on the current advances in the field, to enable all people to benefit from the richness of music as a substantial contributor to quality of life.

"Music for Life recounts a mixed methods study and concludes with a call to reconsider how traditional music education practice connects with life after the classroom. Researchers and educators will find their review of literature and summary of relevant measurement tools particularly useful."--Don D. Coffman, Professor of Music Education, Frost School of Music, University of Miami "Thanks to the keen attention of its research-savvy authors, this noteworthy volume pays tribute to the myriad ways of musical engagement that are enjoyed by our senior citizens, elders, and sages. The colorful stories and the considerable data underscore the benefits to senior citizens of regular musical participation in their sunset years. This is an important read, and may well clarify new roles for those who are drawn to ensuring quality of lifelong musical learning for people of all ages."--Patricia Shehan Campbell, University of Washington "Clear and concise analysis...and suggestions for future research make this a valuable book for researchers and music educators. Highly recommended."--Choice

ISBN: 9780199371686

Dimensions: 165mm x 244mm x 27mm

Weight: 607g

338 pages