The term ‘in the moment’ has received growing interest in the context of music programmes for people living with dementia, with music therapists, family carers, health-care professionals and people living with dementia themselves reporting the value of framing musical experiences in the ‘here and now’. Although this term is being used more frequently within the literature, there has yet to be a formal examination of such ‘in the moment’ musical experiences and how they might benefit a person living with dementia. We used a multiple-case study approach to develop a thematic framework of ‘in the moment’ musical experiences within the context of a music-making programme for people living with dementia. The research followed six people living with dementia and four family carers, and used video-observation and video-elicitation interviews to capture and analyse ‘in the moment’ experiences. Four thematic observations were developed which captured ‘in the moment’ musical experiences: Sharing a life story through music, Musical agency ‘in the moment’, Feeling connected ‘in the moment’ and Musical ripples into everyday life. These findings showcase the creativity and musical abilities of people living with dementia whilst affirming music as a medium to connect people living with dementia with their own life story, other people and the environments in which music-making takes place.

在针对痴呆症患者的音乐计划中，“此刻”一词引起了越来越多的兴趣，音乐治疗师，家庭护理人员，医疗保健专业人员和痴呆症患者本身报告了在“此时此地'。尽管该术语在文献中被更频繁地使用，但是对于这种“当下”的音乐体验以及它们如何使患有痴呆症的人受益，尚待正式检查。我们使用了一项多案例研究方法，在针对痴呆症患者的音乐制作计划的背景下，开发了“当下”音乐体验的主题框架。这项研究追踪了6位痴呆症患者和4位家庭照护者，并使用视频观察和视频启发访谈来捕获和分析“当下”的体验。开发了四个主题观察，这些记录捕捉了“当下”的音乐体验：通过音乐分享生活故事，“在当下”抢机构，“在当下”的感觉连接和音乐涟漪到日常生活。这些发现展示了痴呆症患者的创造力和音乐能力，同时肯定了音乐是将痴呆症患者与他们自己的生活故事，其他人以及进行音乐创作的环境联系起来的一种媒介。