Acquisition of musical skills and abilities in older adults-results of 12 months of music training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults can acquire new skills across different domains. Practicing a musical instrument has been identified as a promising activity for improving cognition, promoting well-being, and inducing brain plasticity in older individuals. However, the mechanisms of these changes are still poorly understood. This study aims to assess musical skill acquisition in musically naïve older adults over one year of practice, focusing on individual factors influencing this process and the relations between musical skills.

Methods

One hundred fifty-six healthy older adults (age = 69.5 years ± 3.2) from Hannover and Geneva with no prior musical training participated in weekly piano practice (PP) or 'music culture' (MC) sessions over a one-year period. Baseline assessments inclu

SUBMITTER: Losch H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658158 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature