Musical tempo stability in mental practice: A comparison of motor and non-motor imagery techniques

Research Studies in Music Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-30

  Johnson, Randolph B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory imagery; mental practice; motor imagery; music performance; musical time; rehearsal techniques; tempo; tempo stability; visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959394389     PISSN: 1321103X     EISSN: 18345530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1321103X11400501     Document Type: Article

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