The Silver Voices: A possible model for senior singing. Issue 1 (1st March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Balsnes, Anne Haugland
• Is Part Of: International journal of community music. Volume 10:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 59
• Page End: 69
• Publication Date: 2017-03-01
• Subjects: Community music -- Periodicals; Ethnomusicology -- Periodicals; 780.8
• DOI: 10.1386/ijcm.10.1.59_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1752-6299

Abstract

Every Tuesday morning, 150 people from the age of 62 and above gather to sing in Kilden Performing Arts Centre, Kristiansand, Norway. A case study of this choir, The Silver Voices, was conducted. The aim of the study was to understand the practice and how an art institution can play a role in developing such an activity. As a point of departure the following questions were formulated: What is going on in the choir? Why and how is the activity organized? What is the meaning of the participation for the singers? The collection techniques utilized were participant observation, semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Perspectives from the fields of music education, community music and music and health will illuminate the analysis. The study shows that a musical activity such as The Silver Voices transcends distinctions between disciplinary fields.