Wisdom from conservatory faculty: Insights on success in classical music performance

Roeper Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-87

  Jarvin, Linda ^a   Subotnik, Rena F ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical music; Development; Faculty; Model; Psycho social variables; Students; Talent

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958179342     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783191003587868     Document Type: Article

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