In the moment with music
An exploration of the embodied and sensory experiences of people living with dementia during improvised music-making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11201607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robyn Dowlen (0000-0003-2982-7039, University of Leeds, corresponding author), John Keady (0000-0001-8243-6913, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust), Christine Milligan (0000-0002-8675-7244, Lancaster University), Caroline Swarbrick (0000-0001-7364-8869, Lancaster University), Nick Ponsillo (0000-0003-1030-8028, University of Chester), Lucy Geddes, Bob Riley |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2642-2664 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x21000210 |
| OpenAlex | W3128935798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 34 |
The term ‘in the moment’ has received growing interest in the context of music programmes for people living with dementia, with music therapists, family carers, health-care professionals and people living with dementia themselves reporting the value of framing musical experiences in the ‘here and now’. Although this term is being used more frequently within the literature, there has yet to be a formal examination of such ‘in the moment’ musical experiences and how they might benefit a person living with dementia. We used a multiple-case study approach to develop a thematic framework of ‘in the moment’ musical experiences within the context of a music-making programme for people living with dementia. The research followed six people living with dementia and four family carers, and used video-observation and video-elicitation interviews to capture and analyse ‘in the moment’ experiences. Four thematic observations were developed which captured ‘in the moment’ musical experiences: Sharing a life story through music , Musical agency ‘in the moment’ , Feeling connected ‘in the moment’ and Musical ripples into everyday life . These findings showcase the creativity and musical abilities of people living with dementia whilst affirming music as a medium to connect people living with dementia with their own life story, other people and the environments in which music-making takes place
Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology) · Dementia · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Feeling · Musical · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Visual arts · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · History · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Community-dwelling older adults, music education, and performance self-efficacy
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Using Ripple Effects Mapping to understand the longer-term impacts of delivering a dance programme for older adults on dance artists
Using creative, sensory and embodied research methods when working with people with dementia
Pre-onset relational investments and dementia caregiver wellbeing
A qualitative systematic review of the experiences of sharing music for people living with dementia and their family care partners
Singing with my mum
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Playful framings of social robots in dementia care
Embracing Complexity Within Creative Approaches to Dementia Research
Case Study Research in Practice
Embodied selfhood in Alzheimer's disease
Bringing the Social Back in
Participatory research
Walking with video
Combining music and life story to enhance participation in family interaction in semantic dementia
Music and the wellbeing of people with dementia
Ethnographic reflections on selfhood, embodiment and Alzheimer's disease
Re-thinking and re-positioning ‘being in the moment’ within a continuum of moments
Doing Sensory Ethnography
Beyond Big and Little
Doing Sensory Ethnography
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |