Abstract

This chapter describes the Golden Age Ensemble project in Hong Kong, an intergenerational partnership between a local university and a senior citizen centre. The project involved retired adults and university music education students from Hong Kong. The ensemble rehearsed weekly for a variety of repertoires including local pops and traditional music. They performed regularly for civic events. The chapter explores the effects of this collaborative music intervention on social support and perceptions of self-efficacy among individuals experiencing instability brought about by their retirement status. Moreover, the study also shows that the ecology of reciprocity relationship between students and retired adults plays an important role in developing the experience of optimal musical engagement in the future.

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