The relationship between instrumental music participation and standardized assessment achievement of middle school students

Research Studies in Music Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-27

  Babo, Gerard D ^a  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61049439369     PISSN: 1321103X     EISSN: 18345530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1321103X040220010301     Document Type: Article

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