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Music Program TOKYO Workshop Workshop! 2020 on stage & legacy Season 2020 Validation of Music Workshops for Senior Citizens: Reporting Session Think about senior citizens, ikigai (a reason for being), and expressions—with online and offline case studies

What makes art activities special for the elderly to get excited and thrilled?

Date Sun, Jan 17, 2021 14:00-15:30
Venue

Online Session on Zoom

Genre Workshop TBK productions


Flyer (PDF)

Report Session Overview

At the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, we are carrying out a variety of social inclusion initiatives aiming to provide opportunities for all people to participate in music appreciation and experience creating music, irrespective of age, disability, or social handicap, and to create an environment in which many people can engage proactively with the creation of new culture. In recent years, we have held music workshops emphasizing “creativity,” “cooperativeness,” and “inclusivity” in facilities for senior citizens, social welfare facilities, and so on within Tokyo.


 


Season 2018 Validation Report  Photo Archives 


Season 2019 Validation Report  Photo Archives  


 


In response to the growing need for music workshops for senior citizens, in the 2020 season, we have revised the workshop “Shall we sing?” based on the evidence of the validation in 2019 to provide more fulfilling workshops.

At this session, we will share the process of updating the workshop. Also, KUSAKA Nahoko (professor at Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts) will talk about tips and methods to make the most of online activities that enrich senior life, introducing actual cases of conducting online activities for senior citizens.


Contents of reporting session

⁃ Project aims and overview report


⁃ About the Music Workshop “Shall we sing?”


⁃ Summary of the validation evidence of the season 2019 and the point of the workshop revision


⁃ How to make the best of online activities that enrich senior life: a case study of Wonderful Graduate School


 


From June to September 2020, three online revision planning meetings, the revised workshop demonstration, and a review meeting took place.


KUSAKA Nahoko, a researcher specializing in geriatric psychology, and the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leaders continued discussions, sorting out and revising the program designs of “Shall we sing?” This process has led them to examine how they can develop a music workshop that stimulates the elderly’s willingness to participate proactively in cultural activities. Such music workshop also encourages social participation and the creation of things that make one’s life worthwhile, which are ikigai, for the elderly.


Lecturer

KUSAKA Nahoko (Geriatric psychology/Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts)


Kusaka does research on a “community of practice,” which encourages both “individual independence” and “symbiosis” by cooperating among diverse people of all ages. Recently, she has been working on an examination of developmental support for life design in old age, as well as empirical research about the prevention of the elderly’s isolation in collaboration with industry and academic sectors. Kusaka is the author of numerous books including Wonderful Aging and Designing Your Life. She holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology. She is also an FJCBCP (Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists) credentialed clinical psychologist and a nationally licensed psychologist.


Tickets

Prices (tax included)

Free Participation


Maximum number of auditors

approx. 100 (application required, first-come-first-served basis)


 


Target auditors:


⁃ People in the field of


arts/music


education/social well-being


⁃ Artists


⁃ Municipalities/cultural administration personnel


⁃ Students


⁃ Researchers


and more from such fields


Application Period

Tue, Nov 17, 2020 10:00–Thu, Jan 14, 2021 15:00


Application

If you wish to participate in the session, please apply by email with the following subject and information:


 


[Subject] Application for the Reporting Session on Jan 17


[Main text] Please include 1. Your name (both in Roman and Japanese phonetic alphabet) 2. Company/School name you belong to (If you are an artist, please fill in your field.)


 


[Sending address]


To: Jan 17 Reporting Session Team of Production Section, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan


Email: onstage(at)t-bunka.jp


* Please convert “(at)” to at sign.


 


[Notes]


⁃ The applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis and will be closed when the application number reaches the limit. The seats, however, will again become available in case of cancellations or other reasons. Please note that we do not offer wait list for the cancellation.


⁃ You may submit one application for participating in the session for yourself only.


⁃ If an applicant submits multiple times, only the first application will be valid.


⁃ To ensure that you receive emails from us, please add the domain “@t-bunka.jp” to the whitelist such as approved sender list you have enabled them on your email setting. (If you have set up those sender filterings on your email, you may not receive the application confirmation email and short notices from us.)


⁃ The link to join the session will be sent to your registered email at least three days before the event.


Other Information

* The session is conducted only in Japanese.
* Photography and video recording will occur during the session for our reports, publicity materials, and other communication tools including SNS.
* The program is subject to change under certain circumstances.

Inquiries

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Production Section +81-3-3828-2111


Organizers & Supporters

Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Arts Council Tokyo


Cooperation: Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts


Supported by: Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities/Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan