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Banding Together: New Horizons in Lifelong Music Making

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Journal of Aging and Identity

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New Horizons Bands are wind and percussion bands designed for both novice and former musicians over the age of 50. This article describes the Iowa City, Iowa, program from the director's observations and from excerpted comments by participants. Not only does the band program fulfill musical aspirations, but it also provides meaningful interpersonal relationships for the adult learners and their families, the college-aged instructors, and the director.

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  1. Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

    Don D. Coffman

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Coffman, D.D. Banding Together: New Horizons in Lifelong Music Making. Journal of Aging and Identity 7, 133–143 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015491202347

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