Creating and Reliving the Moment
Using Musical Improvisation and Care Aesthetics as a Lens of Connection and Self-Expression for Younger People Living with Dementia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15460468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robyn Dowlen (0000-0003-2982-7039, University of Manchester, corresponding author), D Henry James Mcpherson (0000-0002-5351-2494, University of Manchester), Caroline Swarbrick (0000-0001-7364-8869, Lancaster University), Lizzie Hoskin (Manchester Camerata, The Monastery, Manchester M12 5WF, UK), James Thompson (0000-0002-3219-2655, University of Manchester), John Keady (0000-0001-8243-6913, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 972-972 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph21080972 |
| PMID | 39200583 |
| OpenAlex | W4400973965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 52 |
Musical improvisation is a generative process of spontaneously creating music 'in the moment'. For people with young onset dementia, musical improvisation provides an extended opportunity for creative self-expression and connection to one's own body and life story. Using visual research methods, including video elicitation interviews, this paper explores the 'in the moment' musical experiences of five people living with young onset dementia who took part in a 15-week improvised music-making programme (Music in Mind). We frame the exploration of the group's musical experiences through the emerging lens of 'care aesthetics'-a concept that identifies the sensory relations and embodied practices between two (or more) people in a caring relationship. In the context of this analysis, we look to the caring practices by, with, and between people living with dementia, their family members, and the musicians who lead the programme and the relationship of these practices to feelings of self-expression and meaningful connection. Musical improvisation has the potential to support the psychological, social, and spiritual wellbeing of people living with young onset dementia. In applying a lens of care aesthetics, it is possible to observe the micro-level experiences of people living with dementia and their family carers
Aesthetics · Art · Connection (principal bundle · Dementia · Expression (computer science · Improvisation · Lens (geology · Musical · Visual arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Computer Science · Engineering · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |