Guitar Zero The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age

Name: Guitar Zero The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age
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ISBN: 9780143122784

ISBN-10: 0143122789

ISBN-13: 9780143122784

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gary Marcus

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Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we are born with? Or a skill that anyone can develop at any time? If you don't start piano at the age of six, is there any hope? Is skill learning best left to children or can anyone reinvent him-or herself at any time?For anyone who has ever set out to play a musical instrument—or wished that they could—Guitar Zerois an inspiring and fascinating look at the pursuit of music, the mechanics of the mind, and the surprising rewards that come from following one’s dreams. Gary Marcus, whom Steven Pinker describes as “one of the deepest thinkers in cognitive science,” debunks…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Tuning Up


Take Me to the River


Learning to Crawl


It Don't Come Easy


Talking Heads


Back to School


School of Rock


True Talent


Into the Groove


Onstage


The Worst Song in the World


Knowing Without Knowing


Take It to the Limit


Heavy Metal


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Glossary


Notes


References


Index