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Author:   C. Victor Fung ,  Hiromichi Mito
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Volume:   49
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9783032012470

ISBN 10:   3032012473
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   03 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1- Introduction: Local phenomenon in a global trend.- Chapter 2- Fulfilling and joyful life by participating in a musical activity.- Chapter 3- Resident-led singing activities supported by the municipal community center.- Chapter 4- Irresistible love of music for the entire lifespan.- Chapter 5- Traditional values in shigin (詩吟) groups: Improving quality of life through music and social connections.- Chapter 6- Older adults' dedication to the Taishōgoto（大正琴）, a newly invented Japanese instrument.- Chapter 7- Rural community chorus singing from the heart.- Chapter 8- Being challenged as a satisfying experience: The joy of singing.- Chapter 9- The collective cases and looking ahead.- Chapter 10- Implications for lifelong music participation.

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C. Victor Fung (ORCID: 0000-0002-8114-2312) is Professor of Music Education and Director of Center for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida, USA. He was awarded as a Fulbright Researcher in Japan (2018) and as a Fulbright Specialist in Brazil (2025). He is author of A Way of Music Education: Classic Chinese Wisdoms (Oxford University Press, 2018) and co-author of Music for Life: Music Participation and Quality of Life of Senior Citizens (Oxford University Press, 2016) and Music, Senior Centers, and Quality of Life (Cambridge University Press, 2023). He also co-edited, and contributed chapters in, Meanings of Music Participation: Scenarios from the United States (Routledge, 2023) and The Oxford Handbook of Asian Philosophies in Music Education (Oxford University Press, 2024). He has published articles in, and served as a reviewer for, numerous professional journals. His research interests include older adults' music participation, culturally diverse musical preferences and pedagogy, and Asian philosophies in music education. He has served as Board Member for the International Society for Music Education, College Music Society, and Florida Music Education Association and as Executive Committee Member of the International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education and the Society for Research in Music Education (National Association for Music Education, USA). Hiromichi Mito (ORCID: 0000-0002-0460-822X) is Professor of Music Education in the Faculty of Psychology at the Meijigakuin University, Japan. He holds a master’s degree (Musashino Academia Musicae, Japan, 1986) and a Ph.D. (Roehampton University, UK, 2007) in music education. As a member of the International Society for Music Education since 1995, he was a Commissioner for the Research Commission (2004-2010, 2022-present) and a Board Member (2010-2012). He is a member of the editorial board of Research Studies in Music Education and the International Advisory Board for the British Journal of Music Education. His research in informal musical learning has been supported by competitive national grants in Japan. He has published extensively in many journals such as the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, and Japanese Journal of Music Education. He has also contributed chapters to books such as The Routledge Companion to Music, Technology, and Education (Routledge, 2017), Creativity, Culture, and Development (Springer, 2015), Creativity in Music Education (Springer, 2019), and The Preparation of Music Teachers: A Global Perspective (Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Música, 2015).

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