Music training and reading readiness

Music Perception

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-163

  Tsang, Christine D ^a   Conrad, Nicole J ^b  

^a HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Music lessons; Phonological development; Pitch; Reading development; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855185389     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: 15338312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mp.2011.29.2.157     Document Type: Article

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