Guidelines for Using Music Activities for Senior Citizen Students in the Elderly Schools in Thailand

Abstract

Music activities are activities that promote senior citizen students to have complete physical well-being, mental well-being, social well-being, and spiritual well-being. Guidelines for using music activities for senior citizen students in the elderly schools in Thailand should be consistent with the goals of the elderly school curriculum, which aims to seek happiness from playing music. This will help the elderly realize their own value and potential. In addition, the elderly should be encouraged to participate in social contributions and promoted learning by connecting with the experiences of the elderly, in order to achieve goals that are real, practical, and transcribed regarding music listening activities, singing activities, musical instrument activities, and body movement activities. Music activities are activities that protect the social bound elderly not to turn into the home bound or bed bound elderly and can be self-reliant. When the elderly can rely on themselves, they will also help others. The structure of the elderly school curriculum is diverse, which depends on the content of each course. The course syllabus can be flexible according to the instructor or lecturer. This will be adapted according to the suitability of each area in Thailand.