'I'll sing with my buddies' - Fostering the possible selves of male choral singers

International Journal of Music Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-355

  Freer, Patrick K ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boys; Choral music; Instruction; Motivation; Possible selves

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949443088     PISSN: 02557614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0255761409345918     Document Type: Article

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