Brain and body percussion the relationship between motor and cognitive functions

The focus of this thesis is the relationship between embodied motor rhythmic exercises (e.g. body percussion) and executive functions. Decades’ long successful application of this method within general classrooms and in music education led to the hypothesis that body percussion could have a positive...

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Main Author: Ahokas, J. Riikka
Other Authors: Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities, Musiikin laitos, Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/47201