Improvisation in music therapy: Human communication in sound

Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 269-285

  Pavlicevic, Mercédès ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MUSIC THERAPY; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY;

EID: 0034576824     PISSN: 00222917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmt/37.4.269     Document Type: Article

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