Music for Life

C. Victor Fung is Professor of Music Education and Director of Center for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida, Tampa. His research emphasizes on social psychological aspects, multicultural issues, and international perspectives of music education. He has given over seventy presentation at professional conferences, and open lectures and seminars at over twenty institutions, across five continents. He has served as a Board Member for the International Society for Music Education, the College Music Society, and Florida Music Educators' Association. Lisa J. Lehmberg is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her areas of specialty are general music, world music, music for students with special needs, and music education technology. Her research interests include urban music education and senior citizens' participation in music. She is author of the book The Challenges and Rewards of Urban Teaching: Six Elementary Music Teachers' Perceptions of Effective Teaching and Pre-Service Preparation for Urban Classrooms.

PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Part I: Setting the Stage
Chapter 1 Music Education and Quality of Life
Chapter 2 Impact of Music Participation on Quality of Life

Part II: Looking into a Retirement Community
Chapter 3 A Big Picture from Evergreen Town
Chapter 4 Delving Deeper through Their Words
Chapter 5 The Role of Music in Senior Citizens' Lives

Part III: Case Studies of Two Contrasting Musical Groups
Chapter 6 The Graceful Singers: A Traditional Church Choir
Chapter 7 The Pickers and Grinners: A Bluegrass Group
Chapter 8 Juxtaposing The Graceful Singers and The Pickers and Grinners

Part IV: Toward a New Path for Music Education
Chapter 9 A New Mindset for Music Education
Chapter 10 Practical Suggestions: Music Education for Life