Source note · R059
Cognitive, Motor and Social Factors of Music Instrument Training Programs for Older Adults’ Improved Wellbeing
A small older-adult piano program produces mixed performance findings alongside accounts of achievement and social experience.
- Setting
- Related music & arts
- Kind of evidence
- Intervention studies
- Review extent
- Selected sections reviewed
What was studied
A ten-week wait-list randomized study with 17 recruits and 15 participants providing pre- and post-program data.
What it contributes
Selected cognitive and motor outcomes changed, while others did not. Participants also described achievement and social aspects of the program.
Where the evidence stops
The small sample does not establish a uniform benefit. Social cohesion was not independently manipulated, and a piano program cannot stand in for a community band trial.
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.