Deliberate practice is necessary but not sufficient to explain individual differences in piano sight-reading skill: The role of working memory capacity

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 914-919

  Meinz, Elizabeth J ^a   Hambrick, David Z ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expertise; Individual differences; Music; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77954829537     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610373933     Document Type: Article

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