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Music therapy has been used in a variety of situations involving both physical and mental health issues. A report of a United Kingdom study on the benefits of older people’s participation in community music activities prompted an investigation of the benefits ofa new initiative in an Australian regional city – a ukulele group formed by members of the local branch of the University of the Third Age (U3A). Datagathering materials comprised a questionnaire completed by voluntary participants early in their involvement, a second questionnaire six weeks later, and a focus group near the end of the year, as well as participant observation. Both questionnaires incorporated Diener and Biswas-Diener’s Flourishing Scale (Diener et al., 2009) and questions on the physical aspects of playing the ukulele. The first also sought details of demographics, motivation for learning, musical preferences and any previous experience in learning a musical instrument. The second asked for highlights and challenges and whether the experience could be recommended to others of their age. Responses indicate enjoyment in learning something new, despite some challenges, and in  \nMusic learning for fun and wellbeing at any age! 111  \nbeing part of the group. This is supported by the fact that most original members are still attending, and many new ones have joined them.  \nKeywords: Third age learning, arts and health, rural and regional, active ageing  \nIntroduction  \nA sense of wellbeing is surely something desired by most human beings. Ideas differ as to what contributes to it, and what it consists of–perhaps a sense of contentment, finding meaning in life, and a feeling of value and being valued by others are part ofit. Wellbeing is not equivalent to happiness, which maybe a more changeable state. Stanley (2009) recognises the lack of consensus on what wellbeing is. Her study on how wellbeing is understood by older people was conducted in response toa gap in the literature relating to older people’s perspectives. Stanley (2009) highlighted the importance of knowing how older people think and feel, given the growing numbers of older people in society.  \nWellbeing can be considered as having three dimensions – personal, relational and collective (Prilleltensky, 2005); that is, a person’s own individual wellbeing, wellbeing as manifested in relationships between individuals, and community wellbeing. The arts, in general, have been recognised as contributing to these three dimensions of wellbeing, and in health and healing; “[c]reativity and exercise ofthe arts that are involved are major contributors to living healthy lives”(Regional Arts Australia, 2011, p. 3) .  \nBritish studies have concluded that the arts and the cultural experience of children play a key role in determining what their adult lives will be like (Stone, 2017) . Recent Australian research highlights the association between mental wellbeing and the time spent engaged in the arts (Davies, Knuiman, & Rosenberg, 2016) . A report, from Western Australia, has recommended that each hospital and health service should have an arts plan (Watts, 2016; Gibson, & Goedhart, 2016). Various presentations from a 2016 conference on the arts and health add insights on the role ofthe arts in wellbeing, ageing creatively and in clinical practice (Country Arts SA, 2016). A submission by the  \n112 Bronwyn Ellis  \nNational Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) to the Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts inquiry into broadcasting, online content and live production to rural and regional Australia stresses “the strong relationship and connection between creative involvement in cultural activity and health and wellbeing”(NRHA, 2016, p. 2) . 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