Source note · R046
Personality Traits and Musical Interests of Adult Learners in an Instrumental Music Program
New Horizons learners describe varied interests and needs for practical accommodation.
- Setting
- Community bands
- Kind of evidence
- Survey & observational
- Review extent
- Selected sections reviewed
What was studied
A University of Oklahoma dissertation surveying 127 participants across 18 United States states and one Canadian province, with a mean age of about 61.
What it contributes
The study provides context for musical interests, learner differences and concerns such as travel after dark.
Where the evidence stops
The university affiliation does not make this an Oklahoma sample. Current participants are selected, and the study does not validate personality-based recruitment or teaching prescriptions.
About this review
This is a targeted review of selected sections. The record should not be read as an appraisal of the entire work.
Source note updated September 7, 2026. Read our approach to evidence.