The power of music in the lives of older adults

Research Studies in Music Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-102

  Creech, Andrea ^a   Hallam, Susan ^a   McQueen, Hilary ^a   Varvarigou, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community music; older people; participation; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879370620     PISSN: 1321103X     EISSN: 18345530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1321103X13478862     Document Type: Article

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