Music Interventions and Group Participation Skills of Preschoolers with Visual Impairments: Raising Questions about Music, Arousal, and Attention

Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 266-282

  Robb, Sheri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842432589     PISSN: 00222917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmt/40.4.266     Document Type: Article

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