Singing in "La Voce Della Luna" Italian Women's Choir in Melbourne, Australia

Autor/inn/en	Southcott, Jane; Joseph, Dawn
Titel	Singing in "La Voce Della Luna" Italian Women's Choir in Melbourne, Australia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Music Education, 33 (2015) 1, S.91-102 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0255-7614
DOI	10.1177/0255761414546244
Schlagwörter	Singing; Womens Studies; Females; Phenomenology; Case Studies; Older Adults; Community Organizations; Migrants; Focus Groups; Semi Structured Interviews; Social Networks; Self Help Programs; Social Justice; Music Activities; Ethnic Diversity; Social Adjustment; Foreign Countries; Community Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesang; Weibliches Geschlecht; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Älterer Erwachsener; Migrantin; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Self help programmes; Selbsthilfebewegung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Musikalische Aktion; Soziale Anpassung; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Australien
Abstract	Australia is a country of ongoing migration that embraces diversity, creative expression and cultural activity. Membership of community music groups by older people can enhance life quality, and may provide a space through which cultural and linguistic identity may be shared and celebrated. This qualitative phenomenological case study explores engagement by older members of "La Voce Della Luna," an Italian women's community choir based in Melbourne, Victoria. This article presents one case study from a larger ongoing research project, Well-being and ageing: "community, diversity and the arts in Victoria." In this study, data were gathered from documentary sources and by individual and focus group semi-structured interviews in 2013. Employing interpretative phenomenological analysis two significant themes emerged: Social connection and combatting isolation; and New horizons: music-making and social justice. This article describes how active music for older women provides opportunities to learn new skills, new ideas, and create for themselves a resilient community. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01