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SeniorCitizensSingforHealthandFifteen-Year-OldKylaRossHeadstotheOlympics

I’mJuneSimms.Thisweek,weplaynewmusicfromsingerJohnMayer.

WealsotellyouaboutfifteenyearoldKylaRoss.SheistheyoungestmemberoftheAmericanOlympicgymnasticsteam.

Butfirst,wetellaboutsomeolderAmericanswhoaresingingfortheirhealth.

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SeniorsCitizensSingForHealth

Overtenyearsago,America’sNationalEndowmentfortheArtsbegantostudycreativityandaging.TheNEA,theNationalInstitutesofHealthandfourotherprogramslaunchedtheCreativityandAgingstudy.Itexaminedtheeffectofparticipatoryartprogramsonthephysicalandmentalhealthofolderindividuals.

Thestudytookplaceinthreepartsofthecountry,includingWashington,DC.MorethanonehundredolderadultsfromtheWashingtonareaweretaughttosingandperformtogether.Theywerecomparedtoacontrolgroupofindividualswhodidnotsing.

JeanneKellydirectedthesingingprogram.Shesaysthestudyfoundthatthoseworkingwithherwerehappierandsufferedlessfromdepressionthantheinactiveadults.Thesingersalsotookfewermedicinesandvisitedthedoctorless.Andtheyhadfewerfallsbecausetheirbodieswerestrengthened.

WhatbeganasastudyhasgrownintotheEncoreCreativityforOlderAdultsprogram.Currently,theprogramhasmorethanfivehundredfiftyparticipants.Theaverageageisseventy-three,butsomeoftheindividualsareninetyyearsoldorolder.

TherearenowelevenchoralgroupsintheWashingtonareaandoneinOhio.Membersdonothavetoprovetheirsingingability,andnoexperienceisnecessary.JeanneKellytalksabouttheprogram.

JEANNEKELLY:

“Oursingers,someofthemhavesungtheirentirelife.Somehaven’tsungfor40years,becausethey’vebeenbusywithacareer,they’vebeenbusyraisingfamilies.Andthensomehaveneversung.”

Theelevengroupsallstudythesamesong,whichmakesiteasyduringwhenaperformancedatenears.Theycanbecombinedintoalargerchorusifthetheaterorconcerthallisverylarge.Aftertheconcertseason,JeanneKellydirectstwosummerprogramsinNewYorkandMaryland.Singershaveonlyfourdaystolearnfivesongsbeforetheyperforminpublic.

Eighty-twoyearoldJeanneHeatherhasattendedthesummerprograms.Sheexplainswhyshewent.

JEANNEHEATHER:

“Becauseit’sfunandbecauseIlearnsomanythings.Theyteachushere,notonlyaboutthemusic,buthowtosing,andhowtosingbetter.Andtheydon’treallygetmadifyoumissanote.”

SeventyfouryearoldMargoNewhousejoinedEncorelastyear.Shesaystheprogramwasveryhelpfulwhensherecoveredfromafall.

MARGONEWHOUSE:

“Definitely,Iwasverytiredeachdayattheendoftheday,anditwasahealthytiredness,whichIamsurehashelpedmewithmyactivitylevel.”

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TheCreativityandAgingstudymayhaveendedyearsago,butthechoralgroupsthatwerestudiedhavecontinuedandexpanded.I’mFaithLapidus.

AmericanOlympianKylaRossHeadstotheOlympics

JUNESIMMS:

Fifteen-year-oldKylaRossofCaliforniaistheyoungestmemberoftheAmericanOlympicgymnasticsteam.Shesaysthatgoingtothetwenty-twelveSummerGamesislikeadreamcometrue.But,aswehearfromBobDoughty,gettingtoLondonmeansshehashadtoworkharderthanmostgirlsherage.

BOBDOUGHTY:

KylaRossdoesnotlivethelifeofanaverageteenagegirl.Shespendsthirtytothirty-fivehoursaweektrainingattheGym-MaxAcademyofGymnastics,southofLosAngeles.Shegoestoschoolonlypart-time.

KLYAROSS:

“Ofcourse,it’salwayshardtofitinhomework,especiallythisyear.Ihadtocutbackonalotofschool.Itsortoffeelsunreal.Imean,I’vebeenworkingfortheOlympicsallmylife,andit’ssomethingthatI’vebeentrainingfor.Sotobeabletosaythatissuchadreamcometrue.”

KylaRosshasstayedinschoolsothatshecanfinishherstudiesandgraduateinfouryears.Herfather,JasonRoss,saysithasnotbeeneasy.

JASONROSS:

“Youhavetobeaverydisciplinedperson.Imeanfrompracticetogoingstraighttodoyourhomework.Youmightwanttorestor,disciplinedinthefactthatohyouwanttohangoutwithyourfriends,andpeoplearegoingout.Butyouhavetostayhomeandfinishyourhomeworkorgetrestbecauseyouhaveacompetition.So（it）definitelytakesalotofdiscipline.”

KylaRoss’strainingcoach,JennyLiang,saysittakesdisciplineofadifferentkindtodealwiththepressureattheOlympics.ShesaysthebiggestissueattheOlympicGameswillbeintheyounggymnast’sownmind.Mrs.Liangsayshermindhastobeevenstronger.Shehastothink,‘I’vepracticedthisonethousandtimesbefore.It’sjustchangingthevenue.’Thegymnasticcoachsaysifyouthinktoomuch,youcannotdoanything.”

JennyLiangandherhusbandHowiehavecoachedKylaforthepastsevenyears.TheymetinChinaasgymnastsfortheChineseNationalTeam.TheylatermovedtotheUnitedStates,wheretheyopenedtheGym-MaxAcademyofGymnastics.

KylaRosswasborninHawaii.Herparentsputherinagymnasticsclasswhenshewasthreeyearsoldtohelpherburnoffenergy.JasonRosssaysheneverexpectedhisdaughtertocompeteattheOlympics.

JASONROSS:

“Youjustrecollectonallthetimes,youdroppedheroff（at）practices,（the）tostrugglesshe’shad,alsothetimeshe’sinvestedinto（gymnastics）,andjustthegratifyingfeelingthatsheachievedhergoalandreallyputalotofworkintoit,andit’sactuallyhappened…”

Again,KylaRoss:

KYLAROSS:

“Fromthisexperience,it’sdefinitebeenareallylongjourneyandasmydadtellsme,‘Youalwayshavetoenjoythemoment.’IdefinitelywanttohavefunwhenIgotoLondonandenjoybeingwiththeteamcompeting,andhopefullyrepresentingTeamUSAaswellaswecan.”

TheUnitedStateswomen’sgymnasticsteamwonitsfirstevergoldmedalatthe1996SummerOlympics.ThatisthesameyearKylaRosswasborn.Maybethisyearshecanhelpthewomen’steambringhomeanothergold.KylaRosswillbetrainingwithherfourteammembersinTexasbeforeflyingofftoLondonfortheSummerGames.I’mBobDoughty.

JohnMayerReturnsWithShadowDays

JohnMayerseemstohitalltherightnoteswhenhesings.But,thesingerhasbeenknowntomissthemarkmorethanafewtimeswhenheopenshismouthtospeak.HemadenewsafewyearsagoafterspeakingwithPlayboymagazineaboutformergirlfriendsJessicaSimpsonandJenniferAniston.Healsomadesomenotsonicecommentsaboutblackwomen.

Now,theseven-timeGrammyAwardwinningsingerisback.Hehasanewalbum,anewsoundandpossiblyanewattitude.FaithLapidushasmore.

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“ShadowDays”isthefirstreleasefromJohnMayer’slatestCD,“BornandRaised.”Itisthefifthstudioalbumfromthesinger,songwriterandmusician.ItalsoishisthirdalbumtoreachnumberoneonBillboard’sTop200Albumschart.AnditishisfirstreleasesincehisPlayboycommentsmadenewsheadlinestwoyearsago.

Recently,heexplainedthosecommentsasafailedattempttomakehimselfsoundmoreexciting.Whilenotactuallyapologizingforwhathesaid,hedidseemtoexpresssomesenseofregret.ThesamecanbesaidofhislatestCD.

Onthesong“ShadowDays,”JohnMayersings“itsuckstobehonestandithurtstobereal.”Healsosayshis“shadowdaysareovernow,”andgoesontodeclarehimselfa“goodmanwithagoodheart.”

SomecriticshavecalledJohnMayer’snewalbumhismosthonest,sincereandemotionalworktodate.Songslike“LoveisaVerb”arepraisedasperfectexamples.

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AnewattitudeisnottheonlythingthatseemsdifferentaboutJohnMayer.Thesoundofhismusichasalsotakenonanewdirection.Histraditionalpop-rocksoundhasbeenreplacedwithmoreofafolkmusickindoffeeling.DavidCrosbyandGrahamNashjoinhimonthealbum’stitletrack,“BornandRaised.”

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JohnMayerrecordedmostofthenewsongswithGrammyAwardwinningproducerJohnWasbeforedoctorsoperatedonhisthroatlastyear.InMarch,hewasforcedtocancelanumberofperformancesintheUnitedStatesafterhisthroatproblemsreturned.Henowsaysheisnotsurewhenhewillbeabletoperforminsupportofhisnewalbum.