C. Victor Fung is Professor of Music Education and Director of Center for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida, Tampa. His research emphasizes on social psychological aspects, multicultural issues, and international perspectives of music education. He has given over seventy presentation at professional conferences, and open lectures and seminars at over twenty institutions, across five continents. He has served as a Board Member for the International Society for Music Education, the College Music Society, and Florida Music Educators' Association.

Lisa J. Lehmberg is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her areas of specialty are general music, world music, music for students with special needs, and music education technology. Her research interests include urban music education and senior citizens' participation in music. She is author of the book The Challenges and Rewards of Urban Teaching: Six Elementary Music Teachers' Perceptions of Effective Teaching and Pre-Service Preparation for Urban Classrooms.

• PREFACE


• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


• Part I: Setting the Stage


• Chapter 1 Music Education and Quality of Life


• Chapter 2 Impact of Music Participation on Quality of Life


• Part II: Looking into a Retirement Community


• Chapter 3 A Big Picture from Evergreen Town


• Chapter 4 Delving Deeper through Their Words


• Chapter 5 The Role of Music in Senior Citizens' Lives


• Part III: Case Studies of Two Contrasting Musical Groups


• Chapter 6 The Graceful Singers: A Traditional Church Choir


• Chapter 7 The Pickers and Grinners: A Bluegrass Group


• Chapter 8 Juxtaposing The Graceful Singers and The Pickers and Grinners


• Part IV: Toward a New Path for Music Education


• Chapter 9 A New Mindset for Music Education


• Chapter 10 Practical Suggestions: Music Education for Life