Book Review: "Musical Excellence: Strategies and techniques to enhance performance"

• Authors: Dianna T. Kenny
• Publisher: VIZJA University
• Journal: Advances in Cognitive Psychology
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 233-237

Contributors

author

Dianna T. Kenny

• Australian Centre for Applied Research in Music Performance Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10053-008-0058-4