Effect of Music and Other Audio Recordings for Chronic Pain in Aging Adults

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participant must be at least 50 years of age 2. Participant must regularly experience moderate to severe chronic, lower back pain as determined by a self-reported pain rating of ≥ 5 on 11-point numerical rating scale 3. Duration of pain must be ≥ 6 months 4. Participant must be proficient and able to speak, read, and write in English 5. Participant must have access to a computer or mobile device, Internet, and be willing to participate in virtual sessions and use electronic platforms to complete materials Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of any psychiatric condition or symptom that would interfere with participation, specifically active suicidal ideation with intent to harm oneself or active delusional or psychotic thinking 2. History of mental illness (i.e., psychosis, schizophrenia) 3. Non-English speaker 4. Pain classified as neuropathic as detected by the Pain Detect Questionnaire