Music, wellness, and aging : defining, directing, and celebrating life / Scott F. Madey, Dean D. VonDras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madey, Scott F., 1956- author.

VonDras, Dean D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Social aspects.

Aging.

Music and older people.

Well-being--Age factors.

Well-being.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Music is a metaphor that connects people to a profound sense of life. In this book, music intersects with wellness and aging as humans adapt to life changes, stay engaged, remain creative, and achieve self-actualization. Along with discussion of cutting-edge research, the book presents stories and interviews from everyday people as well as professional and non-professional musicians. It discusses individual and social wellness, age-related and pathological changes in health, music therapies, personal resilience and growth, interpersonal and community relationships, work and retirement, spirituality, and the psychology of aging. The case studies show how music, wellness, and aging connect to define, direct, and celebrate life, as these three concepts allow people to connect with others, break down barriers, and find common ground.

Contents:

Cover

Reviews

Half-title page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Program Notes

Charting of the Chapters

Reasons for Writing This Book

About the Authors

In Our Time of Living

Acknowledgments

1 Overture

Wellness of the Individual

The Grand Avenue of Music

Wellness of Society

Health Care and a Well or Unwell Society

Implications of Health Care for Musicians

Wellness and Music Community

A Society That Is Unwell and Political Oppression

US Discrimination

Immigration

Music, Wellness, and Aging

What Kinds of Changes Occur in Later Life?

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Band Practice

Finding Deeper Meaning in Our Personal Experience with Music

2 In Search of a Perfect Harmony: Music and Wellness in Later Life

The Power of Music to Affect Thinking, Feeling, and Acting

The Problem of Noise

Understanding Aging and Development into Later Life

Shifting Perceptions of Aging

Physical Changes in Later Life

Longevity and Health

Music and Mind-Body Interaction in Later Life

Music and Exercise

Music as a Condition for Utopian Living: Environment-Behavior Relationships

Music as an Aspect of Utopia: Reprised

At the Center of Life's Celebration

3 Hearing the Muse's Message: Changes in Sensory-Perceptual and Cognitive Processes

Age-Related Changes in Sensory-Perceptual Processes

Peripheral and Central Aspects of Sensory-Perceptual Functioning

Age-Related Changes in Vision and Hearing

Smell and Taste Sensitivity and Aging

Age-Related Changes in Proprioception and Balance

Age-Related Changes in Skin Senses

Changes in Cognition with Advancing Age

Attention and Aging

Speed of Processing and Aging

Learning and Memory and Age-Related Changes

Sensory, Primary (Short-Term), and Working Memory: Positive and Negative Age Variation.

Secondary (Long-Term) and Other Types of Memory in Later Life: Remembering Who, What, When, Where, and How

Ludwig van Beethoven, the Deaf Composer

4 Sing a New Song! Therapeutic Interventions with Music

Recognizing the Whole Person

Normal and Pathological Changes in Memory Systems

Possible "Normative" Accounts for Forgetting

Memory Impairment and Continuation of Self and Life-of-Mind

Mild Cognitive Impairment, Age-Associated Neurological Illnesses, and Dementias

A Path to Healing and Recovery

Music as a Therapeutic Intervention

Music's Influence on the Brain

Using Music to Improve Cognition and to Evoke Memory

Long- and Short-Term Effects of Musical Training

Benefits of Music on Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type

Music Intervention's Broader Effect on Anxiety and Depression Associated with Dementia

Music Therapy for Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, and Other Neurological Disorders

Singing a New Song

5 Trio: Resilience, Recovery, and Growth

Finding Meaning, Transformation, and Hope

Therapeutic Interventions

The Challenge of Diabetes

B.B. King: The King of the Blues

Clark Terry: "Mumbles"

Music and Diabetes Management

Music Therapy and Depression

Music and Chronic Pain

Jim Weatherhead's Story

Other Disorders and Effects of Music Therapy

Military Veterans and Music Therapy

Williams Syndrome and Precocious Musical Genius

Music: The Path to Resilience, Recovery, and Growth

6 Tutti: Music in Relationships and Communities

Social Support

Social Norms, Motivation, and Conscious Planning

Music, Social Support, and Coping with Stress

Music and Response to Stress

The Intersection of Music, Wellness, and Aging

The Gift of Mentorship

Mentorship in an Intergenerational Context

The Sister- and Brotherhood of Jazz.

Music Therapy, Social Support, and Family

Social-Community: Town and Community Bands

The New Horizons Organization

The New Horizons in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

An Interview with Members of New Horizons

Music, Community, and Social Justice

Music, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior

And, What of Love Songs?

The Bond of Music

7 Rhythm and Blues: Work and Retirement

Dreaming about Work

A Long Way to the Top

A "Part" Just for Me!

The Deeper Orientation of Our Work: Social Relationships and Societal Concerns

Job Performance Concerns

A Labor of Love or Inordinate Drudgery?

Other Career Challenges

Concerns for Equity in Employment

Economic Concerns and the Transition to Retirement

Retirement

The Rhythms of Retirement

Making a Comeback

Marking Life's Milestones and Leaving a Legacy

8 Requiem: Spirituality and End-of-Life

What Is Spirituality?

Spirituality, Music, and Aging

Music and Transition to the Sacred Moment

Power in the Presence

End-of-Life

Comfort, Hope, Finality

Spiritual Needs, Aging, and Music

Life Review and End-of-Life

9 Coda: Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life

Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life

Avoiding the "Entrapments" of Aging

Letting Go of Ego

The Search for Meaning

Cosmic Musicians

And the Band Played On

The Journey Continues

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Oct 2021).

ISBN:

9781108956833

1108956831

9781108956635

1108956637

9781108953290

1108953298

OCLC:

1226075170