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Instrumental Skill Development

Instrumental Skill Development is a pedagogical objective within music education that refers to the systematic acquisition and refinement of technical proficiency and expressive control in performing music on musical instruments.

176

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9.1K

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265

Authors

154

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2017–2026

23

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Publications

176

The role of practice in the development of performing musicians

John Sloboda, Jane W. Davidson, Michael J. A. Howe · British Journal of Psychology · 1996 · 514 citations

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Effects of Music Training on the Child's Brain and Cognitive Development

Gottfried Schlaug, Andrea Norton, Katie Overy et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 465 citations

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Practicing a Musical Instrument in Childhood is Associated with Enhanced Verbal Ability and Nonverbal Reasoning

Marie Forgeard, Ellen Winner, Andrea Norton et al. · PLoS ONE · 2008 · 357 citations · Full text

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From child to musician: skill development during the beginning stages of learning an instrument

Gary E. McPherson · Psychology of Music · 2004 · 299 citations

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Skill acquisition in music performance: relations between planning and temporal control

Carolyn Drake, Caroline Palmėr · Cognition · 2000 · 233 citations

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Authors

265

  1. SH
    Susan Hallam

    University of London, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 627 citations

    8

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  2. GE
    Gary E. McPherson

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    7 publications · 753 citations

    7

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  3. JW
    Jane W. Davidson

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    6 publications · 963 citations

    6

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  4. JS
    John Sloboda

    Keele University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 729 citations

    4

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  5. MV
    Maria Varvarigou

    University of London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 242 citations

    4

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Institutions

154

  1. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    781 citations

  2. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    396 citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    353 citations

  4. Canterbury Christ Church University

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    246 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    386 citations

  6. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

  7. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    678 citations

  8. Office of Education

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    275 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Research in Music Education

    23 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  2. British Journal of Music Education

    BJME · 13 publications · 488 citations

    13

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  3. Psychology of Music

    13 publications · 1K citations

    12

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  4. Music Education Research

    11 publications · 754 citations

    11

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