Learning to become a professional orchestral musician: Going beyond skill and technique

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-118

  Hager, Paul ^a   Johnsson, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mentoring; Orchestral musicians; Transitions to work; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955001224     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820902933221     Document Type: Article

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