Music, Wellness, and Aging

Scott F. Madey is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Shippensburg University, USA. Dean D. VonDras is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, USA.

• 1. Overture; 2. In Search of a Perfect Harmony: Music and Wellness in Later-Life; 3. Hearing the Muse's Message: Changes in Sensory-Perceptual and Cognitive Processes; 4. Sing a New Song! Therapeutic Interventions with Music; 5. Trio: Resilience, Recovery, and Growth; 6. Tutti: Music and Relationships – Interpersonal and Social-Community; 7. Rhythm and Blues: Work and Retirement; 8. Requiem: Spirituality and End-of-Life; 9. CODA: Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life.

'Occasionally we encounter a book that transmits not only knowledge, but also touches upon a deeper level of personal experience. The authors share a history of living with music. They help us reconnect with music, which will endure, with its inspiring, comforting, and reconciling presence.' Jan Baars, Extraordinary Professor of Aging, University of Humanistic Studies, Netherlands