This study aimed to qualitatively clarify the subjective effect of adding music to promote long-term care preventive exercises. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 participants who are undergoing long-term care preventive exercises with music in Town A. The data were analyzed using the KJ method. The results indicated three subjective effects: 1)the subjective effect of addition of music, 2) the subjective effect on long-term care preventive exercises, and 3) the subjective effect of community activities of the older residents. The subjective effects of addition of music, long-term care preventive exercises, and community activities of older residents interacted with and promoted each other. These results indicate that adding music promotes the effect of long-term care preventive exercises. Adding music is also useful for establishing and maintaining the community activities of older residents.
