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The Role of Music in Lifelong Learning

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Longevity and Development: New perspectives on Ageing Communities ( Age.Comm 2021)

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Understanding the motivations, objectives, advantages and constraints in participating in music activities is the topic for the present investigation, organized as an exploratory and descriptive study. In this communication we point out the results of our investigation, analysing what music means in the lives of individuals and identifying the advantages and constraints felt in participating in musical activities. A questionnaire survey “Music in lifelong learning (MALV)” and the scales “SWLS—Satisfaction with life scale” and “Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS)” were applied to our target audience, defined according to the following criteria: age over 65 years, involved in some activity with music. The results point to medium or high levels of satisfaction with life associated with pleasure and a sense of accomplishment in the performance of musical activities.

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Castilho, L.C., Pereira, C., Castilho, F.M. (2023). The Role of Music in Lifelong Learning. In: Guardado Moreira, M.J., A. Carvalho, L.S., Sequeira Gonçalves, P.J., Barreiros Pinheira, V.M. (eds) Longevity and Development: New perspectives on Ageing Communities . Age.Comm 2021. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22273-3_1

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