Some technology contributions to music as a serious leisure activity for mature and older adults.
Purpose Music as leisure has different ways of improving the lives of the mature and older adults. During the COVID pandemic, digital technology use was an option to continue developing this kind of activity. According to the Serious Leisure Perspective (Stebbins, 1992), for the amateur musician a s...
| Published in: | Gerontechnology Vol. 21; pp. 4 - 5 |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
Oct2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=161396079&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 161396079 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15691101 904R jtl: Gerontechnology issn: 15691101 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2022 vid: 21 pid: 54298 pub: International Society for Gerontechnology artinfo: ui: 161396079 161396079 161396079 10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.560.4.sp4 161396079 ppf: 4 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Some technology contributions to music as a serious leisure activity for mature and older adults. aug: au: Kohlrausch, E. Doll, J. affil: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS), Brazil sug: subj: Music Leisure Activities In Old Age Technology, Medical Gerontologic Care Congresses and Conferences South Korea South Korea Aged Aged: 65+ years ab: Purpose Music as leisure has different ways of improving the lives of the mature and older adults. During the COVID pandemic, digital technology use was an option to continue developing this kind of activity. According to the Serious Leisure Perspective (Stebbins, 1992), for the amateur musician a serious involvement in music means a significant personal effort developing knowledge, skills, and experience. Practicing a serious leisure leads to durable benefits as self-actualization, self-enrichment, and self-gratification. A concept of lifelong learning, centered on serious leisure, might improve the enjoyment of life in old age, when a sense of loss tied to personal job and family identity can be significant (Mantie et al., 2021). The older population in Brazil represent circa 18% of the population and are the ones who grow the most. Music as a serious leisure activity persisted, despite the isolation caused by pandemic. This research aims to present music as leisure to mature and older adults and some ways that older adults used digital technology to continue practicing their leisure activity even in the period of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Music is both an individual and a social activity that can be used to confront changes while still creating something meaningful to the individual. Method This qualitative research used semi-structured interviews as an instrument for data production. The interviews were performed in 2020 in the COVID-19 pandemic context. The research participants consisted of eight people ranging in ages from 48 to 73 years old and from both genders. They all lived in the south of Brazil and were amateur musicians. Result and Discussion Old people were considered a risk group and felt the weight of advanced age without autonomy during the pandemic. The musical groups in which people already participated sought alternatives to follow their work through classes, lives and the production of clips. The use of information and communication technologies was intensified during the pandemic. The presence of digital technologies has changed the way in which the mature and older adults rehearse, learn, share, and disseminate their musical activities and the way in which they relate. During the pandemic, leisure activities suffered a strong impact, and digital technologies helped to maintain musical activities and bonds, thus contributing to the well-being and maintenance of identity and social roles that contrast with the negative image of aging widespread during the pandemic. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: abstract proceedings research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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