“…Examples include music listening and wellbeing (Batt-Rawden, DeNora, & Ruud, 2005); community dance for health (Stickley, Paul, Crosbie, Watson, & Souter, 2015); community singing for mental health and breathing difficulties (Clift, Manship, & Stephens, 2015; Clift & Morrison, 2011; Morrison et al, 2013), visual arts for mental health recovery (Hacking, Secker, Kent, Shenton, & Spandler, 2006; Parr, 2006; Spandler, Secker, Kent, Hacking, & Shenton, 2007; Stacey & Stickley, 2010; Stickley & Duncan, 2008; Stickley et al, 2011) as well as the benefits of creative arts and music participation for people affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s and their carers (Camic, Williams, & Meeten, 2013; Hara, 2011a, 2011b; Unadkat, Camic, & Vella-Burrows, 2015). The first randomised controlled trial of community singing for a broad cross section of older people (60+) living independently has recently been completed (Coulton, Clift, Skingley, & Rodriguez, 2015; Skingley, Martin, & Clift, 2015).…”