Connected: The role of mobile technologies and online environments in supporting creative musical experience among older adults...International Society for Gerontechnology 13th World Conference, October 24-26, 2022, Daegu, South Korea
Purpose Music participation amongst older adults has been linked with multiple quality-of-life benefits, including creativity and wellbeing (Creech, 2019). In this vein, mobile technologies, such as iPads and their applications have been shown to facilitate in-group music learning and participation,...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 21; pp. 1 - 2 |
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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=161396156&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 161396156 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: 161396156 161396156 161396156 10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.547.opp4 161396156 ppf: 1 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Connected: The role of mobile technologies and online environments in supporting creative musical experience among older adults...International Society for Gerontechnology 13th World Conference, October 24-26, 2022, Daegu, South Korea aug: au: Lynne, A. Creech, A. affil: School of Music, Université Laval, Canada sug: subj: Mobile Applications Utilization Internet Utilization Technology Methods Music Therapy In Old Age Quality of Life Psychological Well-Being Education, Non-Traditional Congresses and Conferences South Korea South Korea Aged Aged: 65+ years ab: Purpose Music participation amongst older adults has been linked with multiple quality-of-life benefits, including creativity and wellbeing (Creech, 2019). In this vein, mobile technologies, such as iPads and their applications have been shown to facilitate in-group music learning and participation, creativity and connection amongst older adults (Creech, 2019; Liu-Rosenbaum & Creech, 2021; Engelbrecht & Shoemark, 2015). Positioned within the interdisciplinary field of gerontechnology, this paper explores how technology may mediate access to creative musical experience in later-life. Specifically we address the questions: what are the learner perceptions associated with the use of mobile technologies (iPads) in the context of later-life creative music participation? What are the facilitation approaches that can support creative music-making with mobile technologies within in-person and online environments? Method Participatory Action Research (PAR) invovled two community groups comprising adults aged 50+. Three eight-week cycles of 90-minute music workshops were held, the first two in person and the final cycle within an online environment. IPads equipped with music Applications were used with musical instruments. As workshop facilitators guided the musical activities, participants experimented with improvisation, rhythm, chord-making, songwriting and singing. Following transition to a virtual environment, these activities were carried out while navigating the "new to them" platform Zoom using various technological devices such as computers, laptops, cellphones, and iPads. This paper focuses on a thematic analysis of semi-structured participant interviews carried out before and following the workshop cycles. Results and Discussion Key findings demonstrated that although there was some fear and difficulty in using technology, there was a sense of achievement and surprise at the group's creative experience within face-to-face as well as online environments. Creative musical experience was a social activity, where technology was a mediating tool that provided an environment within which participants could connect through creative musical activities. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: abstract proceedings research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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