Brass bands, cave men and community wellness : using evolutionary biology as a framework for understanding the motivation of community music groups / by Geoffrey Lowe

Date
Feb 2013
By
Lowe, Geoffrey, (Senior Lecturer in Music Education, School of Education, Edith Cowan University, Perth)
Description

Reports on a small scale study using evolutionary biology as its conceptual basis for investigating the health and wellness benefits of active communal musical engagement. Investigates specifically the impact of sustained musical engagement over a short period of time of a brass band as it underwent intense musical preparation for a national band championships.

Additional description

Includes appendix, illustration, references, tables

Archived by the National Library of New Zealand

Audience: Research

Source
E-journal of studies in music education, Feb 2013; v.9 n.2:p.64-77; issn:
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