The psychological benefits of participating in group singing for members of the general public

Psychology of Music

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 269-283

  Judd, Marianne ^a   Pooley, Julie Ann ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

choirs; general public; group singing; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894124441     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735612471237     Document Type: Article

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