An exploratory study of the concept of meaningfulness in music

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-13

  Craig, Daniel G ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appreciation; Meaning; Music; Preference; Scale; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009576945     PISSN: 08098131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08098130709478169     Document Type: Article

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