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Guitar Zero debunks the popular theory of an innate musical instinct while simultaneously challenging the idea that talent is only a myth.
On his quest he jams with twelve-year-olds and takes master classes with guitar gods. A groundbreaking exploration of the allure of music, Guitar Zero is also an empowering case for the mind’s ability to grow throughout life.
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The author describes how he was able to learn to play the guitar in midlife in spite of a limited musical aptitude, revealing what he learned about the brain's capacity for musical proficiency at any time of life and how his findings ...
On the eve of his fortieth birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, set forth to learn to play the guitar and to investigate how anyone - of any age - can become musical.