Playground music pedagogy of Ghanaian children

Research Studies in Music Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-92

  Dzansi, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Ghana)

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EID: 61049205169     PISSN: 1321103X     EISSN: 18345530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1321103X040220011101     Document Type: Article

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