Eye movements in a simple music reading task: A study of expert and novice musicians

Psychology of Music

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-60

  Waters, Andrew J ^a   Underwood, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347035813     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735698261005     Document Type: Article

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