Song collage technique: A new approach to songwriting

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-190

  Tamplin, Jeanette ^a  

^a Lvanhoe Private Rehabilitation Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Emotional expression; Lyrics; Rehabilitation; Song collage; Songwriting; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009570110     PISSN: 08098131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08098130609478164     Document Type: Article

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