A conceptual framework for understanding musical performance anxiety

Research Studies in Music Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-107

  Papageorgi, Ioulia ^a   Hallam, Susan ^a   Welch, Graham F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute's School of Arts and Humanities

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EID: 59649099471     PISSN: 1321103X     EISSN: 18345530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1321103X070280010207     Document Type: Article

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