Exploring musical performance anxiety in children

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Ryan, Charlene ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 0031679658     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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