Connected: The role of mobile technologies and online environments in supporting creative musical experience among older adults
A. Lynne, A. Creech
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AbstractMusic 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?Keywords: technology, music-making, older adults, social connection, online learning
A. Lynne, A. Creech (2022). Connected: The role of mobile technologies and online environments in supporting creative musical experience among older adults. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.547.opp4