Music groups and connectivity: Older adults' perceptions of socialising through community music

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI:10.1111/ajag.70057

Helen English, Aimee Corderoy

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Abstract

Objectives

While evidence for the benefits of engagement with music-making as we age is well-established, we know less about older adults' perceptions of and aspirations for involvement in music-making. This article aimed to discover older adults' experiences of connectivity through and in music, and what enables positive experiences. It draws on a community music case study with older adults in Hobart, Tasmania, in 2023, one of five in a larger research project on creative ageing with music.

Methods

The methodology was phenomenological, using a participatory approach to engage diverse participants in collaborative and culturally sensitive research that foregrounded the participant voice. Fifty-five participants were recruited from five music groups: two choirs, a ukulele group, a string band and a four-piece band. Methods were observation, participation, discussions and interviews. The analysis employed a reflexive thematic approach.

Results

Four themes relating to connectivity were generated from engagement with the data: connecting with music; support to learn and realise musical selves; connections through music and beyond; and heightened connections and musical experiences.

Conclusions

Participants stressed the importance of the welcome and accessibility they experienced in music groups to overcome self-doubt and shared how important connections and social support were for their motivation and personal and musical growth.

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音乐团体和连通性：老年人通过社区音乐进行社交的看法

虽然随着年龄的增长，参与音乐创作的好处已经得到了充分的证据，但我们对老年人参与音乐创作的看法和愿望知之甚少。这篇文章旨在发现老年人通过音乐和在音乐中的连接体验，以及是什么促成了积极的体验。它借鉴了2023年在塔斯马尼亚州霍巴特对老年人进行的社区音乐案例研究，这是一个关于音乐创造性老龄化的大型研究项目的五个案例之一。方法采用现象学方法，采用参与性方法，让不同的参与者参与合作和文化敏感的研究，从而突出参与者的声音。55名参与者来自五个音乐团体：两个合唱团、一个尤克里里乐队、一个弦乐乐队和一个四人乐队。方法：观察、参与、讨论、访谈。分析采用了反身性主题方法。结果与数据接触产生了四个与连接相关的主题：与音乐连接；支持学习和实现音乐自我；通过音乐和其他方式建立联系；加强联系和音乐体验。参与者强调了他们在音乐团体中所经历的欢迎和亲近对克服自我怀疑的重要性，并分享了联系和社会支持对他们的动力和个人和音乐成长的重要性。

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来源期刊

Australasian Journal on Ageing 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

6.20%

发文量

114

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australasian Journal on Ageing is a peer reviewed journal, which publishes original work in any area of gerontology and geriatric medicine. It welcomes international submissions, particularly from authors in the Asia Pacific region.