FAQ

There will be two programs – a choir class and an audiobook discussion group. You will be randomly assigned to one or the other. Your first class will occur on February 25th. Class will occur at Ebell once a week for 12 weeks, and each session is 90 minutes. In the choir class, you will learn songs and sing with your peers. In the audiobook class, you and your peers will select an audiobook to listen to, and every week you will spend your class time discussing what you have heard.

You will visit the Brain & Music lab at USC before and after your 12-week program. When you arrive, a member of the research team will greet you and offer light refreshments. Then, you will complete a series of questionnaires. The questionnaires will ask about your music experience, physical and emotional health, and social well-being. Next, you will complete several computerized speech and music perception tasks. A member of the research team will be there, guiding you through the questionnaires and tasks. This visit will take approximately 2 hours.

Our address is 3620A McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089. If you choose to drive, we will reserve a spot for you in a parking structure next to our building. We can also provide a free Lyft to and from campus if you don’t have access to a car or don’t want to drive.