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Because I love playing my instrument: Young musicians' internalised motivation and self-regulated practising behaviour

Renwick

2008

The mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the study has uncovered a rich body of information that begins to clarify the complex motivational and behavioural nature of young people practising a musical instrument.

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