Source note · R041
Can Active Music Making Promote Health and Well-being in Older Citizens? Findings of the Music for Life Project
Music for Life participants reported higher wellbeing at baseline, but the study did not find significant improvement over time.
- Setting
- Related music & arts
- Kind of evidence
- Survey & observational
- Review extent
- Main text reviewed
What was studied
A United Kingdom project comparing participants in music activities at three sites with people in other social activities over approximately nine months.
What it contributes
The music group started with higher scores on some measures. Neither group showed significant longitudinal change in the reported analysis.
Where the evidence stops
Baseline differences, attrition and varied activities complicate interpretation. Related Music for Life publications should not be treated as independent replications, and group differences do not establish an effect of joining.
Music for Life project
Other Music for Life publications describe related project material. Additional papers will be linked here as they are appraised, rather than assumed to be independent replications.
About this review
The main text was reviewed for its methods, reported findings and limits. This source note is an editorial summary, not a reproduction of the work.
Source note updated September 7, 2026. Read our approach to evidence.