Research References -- Music Preference and Learning

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Mumford, James Earl (1984). The effect on the attitudes of music education majors of direct experiences with Afro-American popular music ensembles: A case study. (Doctoral dissertation, Indiana University, 1984). (Dissertation Abstracts International, 45(11), 3298A)

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