Choosing music: Exploratory studies into the low uptake of music GCSE

British Journal of Music Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-282

  Lamont, Alexandra ^a   Maton, Karl ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 60649113772     PISSN: 02650517     EISSN: 14692104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265051708008103     Document Type: Article

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