Steven Demorest, a professor of music education, looked at the attitudes and beliefs that influence whether or not children choose to continue studying music and how those factors related to their actual singing ability.
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January 17, 2017
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Steven Demorest (1959-2019)
Steven McGregor Demorest, professor of music education at the Bienen School of Music, died September 22, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois.
Children’s beliefs about talent influence music participation
Steven Demorest, a professor of music education, looked at the attitudes and beliefs that influence whether or not children choose to continue studying music and how those factors related to their actual singing ability.
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