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Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance by Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher and Rom Harré. Hove: Psychology Press, 2010. 349 pp., hardback, £55.00. ISBN: 978-1-84169-868-7.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2012

RENEE TIMMERS
RENEE TIMMERS*
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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UK
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , November 2012 , pp. 427 - 431
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