The impact of music instruction on other skills

The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rauscher, Frances H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's abilities; Cognitive abilities; Cognitive transfer; Music making; Neurological mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924108789     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199298457.013.0023     Document Type: Chapter

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