Looking back, looking forward: A report on early childhood music education in accredited American preschools

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 278-292

  Lee Nardo, Rachel ^a,b   Custodero, Lori A ^c   Persellin, Diane C ^d   Fox, Donna Brink ^e,f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^d TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 61949172908     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002242940605400402     Document Type: Article

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