Self-reported distractions of middle school students in listening to music and prose

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 308-321

  Flowers, Patricia J ^a   O'Neill, Alice Ann M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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EID: 54849415931     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002242940505300403     Document Type: Article

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