Short- and long-term musical preferences: What makes a favourite piece of music?

Psychology of Music

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-241

  Lamont, Alexandra ^a   Webb, Rebecca ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Everyday life; Favourites; Lifespan; Listening; Musical preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950930098     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735609339471     Document Type: Article

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