'Posh music should equal posh dress': An investigation into the concert dress and physical appearance of female soloists

Psychology of Music

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-177

  Griffiths, Noola K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriate dress; Body movement style; Performance ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950936912     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735608100372     Document Type: Article

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