Musicians' preferences for tempo and pitch levels in recorded orchestral music

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-308

  Geringer, John M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

orchestral music; pitch; preference; tempo

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957747302     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429410380464     Document Type: Article

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