The role of the conductor's goal orientation and use of shared performance cues on collegiate instrumentalists' motivational beliefs and performance in large musical ensembles

Psychology of Music

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 630-646

  Matthews, Wendy K ^a   Kitsantas, Anastasia ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conducting; goal orientation; motivation; musical ensembles; shared performance cues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884134037     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735612441738     Document Type: Article

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