An exploratory study of the role of performance feedback and musical imagery in piano playing

Research Studies in Music Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-54

  Wöllner, Clemens ^a   Williamon, Aaron ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expressive IOI and intensity profiles; Mental imagery; Performance feedback; Piano performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049364474     PISSN: 1321103X     EISSN: 18345530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1321103X07087567     Document Type: Article

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