Effective practice: An investigation of observed practice behaviors, self-reported practice habits, and the performance achievement of high school wind players

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-375

  Miksza, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Deliberate practice; Instrumental music; Performance achievement; Practice behaviors; Practice habits; Practicing

Indexed keywords

EID: 60950236390     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429408317513     Document Type: Article

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