Music and Healthy Aging
Research shows there are many benefits of listening to and creating music for older adults who want to stay engaged and age healthfully. Join UW doctoral student and musician Sarah McKiddy and UW School of Nursing professor emerita Nancy Woods for an online conversation about the rewards of music for older adults.
Program Recording and Materials
Sarah McKiddy’s presentation slides
Additional resources provided by Sarah McKiddy:
- Music and Health (National Institutes of Health)
- The Major Chord that Cures Nightmares (Université de Genève)
- Overview of Music and the Brain (Harvard Medical School)
- Your Brain on Music (University of Central Florida)