Musical preference, identification, and familiarity: A multicultural comparison of secondary students from Singapore and the United Kingdom

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-32

  Teo, Timothy ^a,c   Hargreaves, David J ^b   Lee, June ^a,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Familiarity; Liking; Multicultural; Musical preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949790994     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429408322953     Document Type: Article

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