The dance of wellbeing: Defining the musical therapeutic effect

Nordisk Tidsskrift for Musikkterapi

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 4-17

  Trevarthen, Colwyn ^a   Stephen, N Malloch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Emotion; Infants; Movement; Musicality; Therapy; Timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023890404     PISSN: 08039828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08098130009477996     Document Type: Article

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