The development of practising strategies in young people

Psychology of Music

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 652-680

  Hallam, Susan ^a   Rinta, Tiija ^a   Varvarigou, Maria ^a   Creech, Andrea ^a   Papageorgi, Ioulia ^b   Gomes, Teresa ^a   Lanipekun, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

concentration; development; expertise; motivation; practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865223101     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735612443868     Document Type: Article

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