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Beijing, China – 13 July 2025
1. Mid of a man playing guitar
2. Backshot of a woman playing blowpipe
3. Close of drum being played
4. Wide of a musical band made up of elderly people playing musical instruments in a park
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5. Close of finger tapping on music sheet at children’s music class
6. Teacher playing violin in foreground with students listening
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7. Man playing piano in Casa Verdi a residence for retired musicians
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Zhang Lei, researcher of Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences:
“We find older musicians they have superior performance in speech and voice perception. And in the neural level, in their brain, we find older musicians, their neural activity pattern is more similar young adults and this explains why they have better speech and noise perception than older non-musicians.”
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Beijing, China – 13 July 2025
9. Rear view of child with parent listening to elderly people playing music
10. Various of older people playing instruments including electric woodwinds
11. Women sitting by lake listening to music in the park
12. Various of ducks in park with music in the background
13. Close of keyboard instrument being played
14. Various of people listening and woman singing
15. Wide of elderly band in park
16. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Zhang Zheng, 65-year-old guitar player:
“I like playing music and it’s a hobby of mine. It helps me focus. Whatever troubles are bothering me, I can put them aside. This is how I feel about playing a musical instrument and why I have played for many years.”
17. Elderly couple sitting on bench
18. Woman videoing older musician in park
19. Close of guitar being strummed
20. Man playing guitar and woman on bench watching
21. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Jiang Ying, 72-year-old electrical blowpipe player:
“Since I learned how to play the electric blowpipe, I have had quicker reactions. Because when I play the blowpipe, I have to think about the music score, my hands need to follow, and my breath needs to catch up. Plus my understanding of the music and my feelings, it is just not easy to play a piece of music. This could be a big improvement for aged people. ”
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22. Music teacher introducing his pupils to traditional folk music
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23. SOUNDBITE (English) Zhang Lei, researcher of Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
“Our study mainly suggests that people should have some habits, these positive life choices, like they can join the singing group, they can learn some instrument, they can also go out and do some. Also, there is other studies, physical studies, physical activities, and like other social activities. They will help older adults have a better status of their brain and the brain is the core of their cognitive functions.”
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ARCHIVE Milan, Italy – 28 January 2020
24. Retired women musicians listening to music
25. Elderly musicians gathered around piano singing ‘Coro di Schiavi Ebrei’ from Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
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