Differences in Myers-Briggs personality types among high school band, orchestra, and choir members

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-100

  Reardon MacLellan, Christin ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

band; choir; ensembles; orchestra; personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952940873     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429410395579     Document Type: Article

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