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To Cite this Article: Luen, L. C., Ayob, A., Augustine, C., & Wong, C. (2019). The Solfege Singing with Body Movement Skills of Preschool Children in Kodaly’s Teaching Method. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(1), 811–820.
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