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Producing a meaningful difference: The significance of small creative acts in composing within online participatory remix practices

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Producing a meaningful difference: The significance of small creative acts in composing within online participatory remix practices. / Michielse, Maarten; Partti, Heidi.
In: International Journal of Community Music, Vol. 8, No. 1, 01.03.2015, p. 27-40.

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Michielse M, Partti H. Producing a meaningful difference: The significance of small creative acts in composing within online participatory remix practices. International Journal of Community Music. 2015 Mar 1;8(1):27-40. doi: 10.1386/ijcm.8.1.27_1

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Michielse, Maarten ; Partti, Heidi. / Producing a meaningful difference : The significance of small creative acts in composing within online participatory remix practices. In: International Journal of Community Music. 2015 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 27-40.

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