Employing cognitive chunking techniques to enhance sight-reading performance of undergraduate group-piano students

International Journal of Music Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-246

  Pike, Pamela D ^a   Carter, Rebecca ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive chunking; keyboard skills; pitch; rhythm; sight reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956390767     PISSN: 02557614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0255761410373886     Document Type: Article

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