The role of music in building healthy ageing and wellbeing in the lives of elderly people.

Learning by elderly people. A contextual and biographical view on how elderly people learn in music and its consequences for arts participation. Presentation April 8, 2014 – International conference Grundtvig ‘Art-Age!’, Utrecht

In the Netherlands, there has been much debate on the question whether elderly people over 70 who are tired of life and who consider their life to be completed, should have legal options to ask for assisted dying. So far there has been little research into the experiences of these elderly people. In …

Music and dementia. Presentation in session ‘Healthy Ageing through Music’.

The continuing aging of the population sparked off a public discussion on the extent of state care of elderly people. A historical evaluation of the Dutch system of family care is an essential part in the above discussion, especially regarding options like self-aid and 'mantelzorg'. Using population …

Creative Workshops with the Elderly. Presentation in session ‘Healthy Ageing through Music’. Presentations: - Evert Bisschop Boele: Creative Workshops with the Elderly World Conference ISME, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20/7/2012

This study aims to find answers to what kind of skills, qualities and understandings are needed for a musician working with elderly people with dementia, and what kinds of challenges they might encounter.