Strategies and self-efficacy beliefs in instrumental and vocal individual practice: A study of students in higher music education

Psychology of Music

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 418-431

  Nielsen, Siw G ^a  

^a Norwegian State Academy of Music   (Norway)

Author keywords

Advanced music students; Deliberate practice; Instrumental teaching; Self confidence; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949649922     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735604046099     Document Type: Article

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