The ‘open-earedness’ hypothesis and the development of age-related aesthetic reactions to music in elementary school children

British Journal of Music Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-138

  Kopiez, Reinhard ^a   Lehmann, Marco ^a  

^a Hanover University of Music and Drama   (Germany)

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EID: 63049112720     PISSN: 02650517     EISSN: 14692104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265051708007882     Document Type: Article

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