Singing, Wellbeing and Gender

Clift, Stephen; Hancox, G.; Morrison, Ian

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2660-4_15

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“…Significant wider benefits of singing in later life have been demonstrated (Clift et al, 2008), but there has been limited research focused on ways in which technology can be harnessed to support older people in engaging with singing. Reid et al (2017) adapted a commercially available iPad application (SingFit) and tested its efficacy as a technology-based method for conducting longitudinal studies of regular singing and song learning in older adults.…”

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Using Music Technology Creatively to Enrich Later-Life: A Literature Review

Creech

2019

Front. Psychol.

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Background: A growing body of evidence has demonstrated significant social and emotional benefits of music-making amongst senior citizens. However, several as-yet unresolved age-related barriers to “musicking” have been identified. Positioned within the emergent field of gerontechnology, concerned with the interface between aging and technology research, this review of literature thus explores the potential for music technologies to function as a vehicle for creative musical opportunities in later-life.Methods: ERIC, PsychInfo, and Web of Science databases were searched, focusing on the intersection between music, technology, and aging. The criteria for inclusion were that the paper should: (1) be in English; (2) report empirical research involving the use of music technologies intended to support receptive (listening, interpreting, reflecting) or active (playing, creating, performing) engagement with music amongst older persons, defined as being aged 60 years or above (United Nations, 2017); (3) be published as a peer reviewed journal article.Results: Of 144 papers screened, 18 papers were retained. 10 studies focused on using technology to support musicking in the form of listening, reflecting, and interpreting. Just five studies explored the utility of technology in promoting singing or playing instruments, while a further three were focused on music and movement.Conclusions: Overall, the literature reviewed suggests that older people, even those with complex needs, are capable of, and interested in using music technologies to access and create personally meaningful music. The limited research that does exist points to multiple and significant benefits that may be derived from receptive or active musicking supported by a range of music technologies.

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Using Music Technology Creatively to Enrich Later-Life: A Literature Review

Creech

2019

Front. Psychol.

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“…Nevertheless, our study indicates that teaching vocabulary and grammar through song may be advantageous for recently migrated L2 learners in primary school. Given the general positive effect of music and singing on well-being (Clift et al, 2010 ) and cooperation (Good and Russo, 2016 ), the effect of learning through song with recently migrated students should be explored further.…”

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Combining Song—And Speech-Based Language Teaching: An Intervention With Recently Migrated Children

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There is growing evidence that singing can have a positive effect on language learning, but few studies have explored its benefit for children who have recently migrated to a new country. In the present study, recently migrated children (N = 35) received three 40-min sessions where all students learnt the lyrics of two songs designed to simulate language learning through alternating teaching modalities (singing and speaking). Children improved their language knowledge significantly including on tasks targeting the transfer of grammatical skills, an area largely neglected in previous studies. This improvement was sustainable over the retention interval. However, the two teaching modalities did not show differential effects on cued recall of song lyrics indicating that singing and speaking are equally effective when used in combination with one another. Taken together, the data suggest that singing may be useful as an additional teaching strategy, irrespective of initial language proficiency, warranting more research on songs as a supplement for grammar instruction.

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“…There are indications that this may be so. For example, a systematic review indicates that singing programs can assist individuals with dementia to increase social behaviors, encourage participation, and reduce anxiety (Clift, Nicol, Raisbeck, Whitmore, & Morrison, 2010). A longitudinal study of older adults found that those who participated in a choir reported fewer doctor visits, reduced medication, fewer falls, and better overall health than those who participated in self-selected (unspecified) activities; choir members also trended towards increased social participation more generally while the non-choir group reduced their social participation over the same time period (Cohen et al, 2006).…”

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A Comparison of the Effects of Short-term Singing, Exercise, and Discussion Group Activities on the Emotional State and Social Connectedness of Older Australians

Maury

Rickard

2018

Music & Science

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Choir membership has been shown to improve emotional states and facilitate social connectedness. It is, however, less clear whether these benefits are unique to group singing or are shared by other social group activities that include some of the characteristics of choirs other than singing, such as music listening and social interaction. This research compares older Australians who are members of either a choir that both produces and listens to music in a social context, an exercise group that incorporates music listening and movement with social interaction, or a current events discussion group with social interaction but no music content. Participants were administered emotional state and cohesion questionnaires at two test times, just prior to and immediately after the session, to determine the short-term (60-90 minutes) effects on emotional state and social cohesion as result of different social activities containing varying levels of music engagement. A two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed significant improvements in positive affect and cohesion scores, and a decrease in negative affect and tiredness scores, over time for all groups. The choir and exercise groups were also observed by two raters who recorded observable behaviors categorized using the circumplex model of emotion. Findings revealed that both groups demonstrated significant increases in Activated Pleasant (high positive affect, high arousal) behaviors over time, but with no differences between the two groups. Taken together, these studies suggest that well-being benefits are shared by selfselected leisure social group activities, and that the effects can be observed within a very short time frame using both self-report and behavioral measures. The authors suggest that future research incorporates suitable control groups into research designs to better articulate any unique benefits that group singing may confer.

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Singing, Wellbeing and Gender

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Using Music Technology Creatively to Enrich Later-Life: A Literature Review

Using Music Technology Creatively to Enrich Later-Life: A Literature Review

Combining Song—And Speech-Based Language Teaching: An Intervention With Recently Migrated Children

A Comparison of the Effects of Short-term Singing, Exercise, and Discussion Group Activities on the Emotional State and Social Connectedness of Older Australians

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