Children's discrimination of melodic intervals

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1039-1050

  Schellenberg, E Glenn ^a   Trehub, Sandra E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 21444441487     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.6.1039     Document Type: Article

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