Exploring music preference: Meaningfulness of music as a function of emotional reactions

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-69

  Craig, Daniel ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Emotion; Meaningful; Music; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449646806     PISSN: 08098131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08098130802697137     Document Type: Article

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