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- ↑ Rhythm of Math: Teaching Mathematics with Body Music Book/DVD Keith Terry and Linda Akiyama (2015)
- ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Keith Terry". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ↑ Young, Robin. "Keith Terry Makes Music With His Own Two Hands (And Feet, And Cheeks, And Chest…)". NPR. WBUR - Boston. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
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