The early development of sight-reading skills in adulthood: A study of eye movements

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-220

  Penttinen, Marjaana ^a   Huovinen, Erkki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

eye tracking; music reading; sight reading; skill development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959432338     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429411405339     Document Type: Article

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