Talking fingers: An interview study of pianists' views on fingering

Musicae Scientiae

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-107

  Clarke, Eric ^a   Parncutt, Richard ^b   Raekallio, Matti ^c   Sloboda, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Sibelius Akatemia   (Finland)

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EID: 84990395168     PISSN: 10298649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102986499700100106     Document Type: Article

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