Some observations on the singing development of five-year-olds

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-34

  White, P J ^a   Sergeant, D C ^a   Welch, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61049410415     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443961180103     Document Type: Article

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