title: Exploration of the relationship between choral singing and successful aging.
abstract: This paper describes a retirement village community chorus of 49 with the goal of understanding the place of choral activities in the lives of these older people. Group musical activity provides a link to previous satisfying experiences and serves as a preventive measure against alienation. However, the nature of the activity may be consistent with a willingness to give up some inner directedness. Additional research is recommended since the present design with a comparison group of 49 non-choral members did not allow separation of effects of selection from those of activity.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65804-0095.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Wise
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012179:Retirement; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification