Effect of Available Tonality and Pitch Options on Children's Compositional Processes and Products

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 294-306

  Kratus, John ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990370583     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3345613     Document Type: Article

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