Tapping to a very slow beat: A comparison of musicians and nonmusicians

Music Perception

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-376

  Repp, Bruno H ^a   Doggett, Rebecca ^b  

^a HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Reaction; Synchronization; Tapping; Tempo

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047192756     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mp.2007.24.4.367     Document Type: Article

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