The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of conductor-teachers and older adult musicians in a New Horizons ensemble engaged in distance online music-making and music learning. This study employed intrinsic and particularistic qualitative case study designs in which older adult musicians and conductor-teachers of a New Horizons orchestra were interviewed and observed for one year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary data sources included verbatim interview transcripts of 11 older adult musicians and the principal conductor, e-mail correspondences, video recordings, and the principal conductor’s journal entries. Findings distilled from the data included (a) the information communication technology (ICT) and music learning technology (MLT) introduced and the technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) needed to teach orchestra members and (b) how orchestra members navigated both ICT and MLT to engage in meaningful music-making and music learning in a distance learning environment. Implications for research and practice include challenging implicit assumptions and messages regarding technology use among older adult musicians, continuing post-COVID distance music learning that may lead to promising models for informal music learning, and continued connectivity beyond the locality of the rehearsal hall.

本研究的目的是考察新视野乐团从事远程在线音乐制作和音乐学习的指挥教师和老年音乐家的经历。本研究采用内在和特殊的定性案例研究设计，其中在 COVID-19 大流行期间采访和观察了新视野乐团的老年音乐家和指挥教师一年。主要数据来源包括 11 位老年音乐家和首席指挥的逐字采访记录、电子邮件通信、视频记录和首席指挥的日记条目。从数据中提取的结果包括 (a) 引入的信息通信技术 (ICT) 和音乐学习技术 (MLT) 以及教授管弦乐队成员所需的技术教学和内容知识 (TPACK) 以及 (b) 管弦乐队成员如何驾驭 ICT 和MLT 在远程学习环境中从事有意义的音乐制作和音乐学习。对研究和实践的影响包括挑战关于老年音乐家使用技术的隐含假设和信息，持续的后 COVID 远程音乐学习可能会导致有前途的非正式音乐学习模式，以及在排练厅所在地之外的持续连接。