Music and Identity Formation in Older Adults

Autor/in	Dabback, William M.
Titel	Music and Identity Formation in Older Adults
Quelle	In: Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 9 (2010) 2, S.60-69 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1545-4517
Schlagwörter	Music Activities; Role; Adults; Individual Development; Retirement; Musicians; Music Education; Self Concept + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musikalische Aktion; Rollen; Individuelle Entwicklung; Pensionierung; Musiker; Musikerziehung; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	For many individuals, engagement with the arts and music in later life plays a significant role in identity formation. Research indicates that music engagement facilitates successful aging. While participants may or may not establish identities as musicians, musical activities provide interactions and opportunities that facilitate their self-images as healthy older adults. Further examination will clarify the psychosocial means by which people form identities through music and identities as musicians as well as the actual influence that music has on those processes. As music educators come to understand how seniors use music in identity creation, they will begin to understand how they can design and implement programs for them. The root of the question lies in the purposes of music education. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	MayDay Group. Brandon University School of Music, 270 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9, Canada. Tel: 204-571-8990; Fax: 204-727-7318; Web site: http://act.maydaygroup.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10