MU 802

Considerable research is conducted on later life populations, and specifically creative living in later life. This seminar provides an overview of the current research and provides strategies for engaging later life citizens in participatory music-making with reference to leisure studies in aging populations. Music (singing) and dementia are also addressed, with a focus on current research projects, e.g., the “Circle of Music Choir” for those living with dementia, their partner caregivers and teenage volunteers. Students are given opportunities to reflect their own research in collaborative contexts with peers and faculty.