Music listening preferences in early life: Infants' responses to accompanied versus unaccompanied singing

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-369

  Ilari, Beatriz ^a   Sundara, Megha ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A cappella and accompanied singing; Early childhood music education; Infants; Music perception and cognition; Musical texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 63149158080     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429408329107     Document Type: Article

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