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Item Information       Library Journal Review     More Content     More by this author     Marcus, Gary F. (Gary Fred)     Subjects     Musical ability.     Music -- Psychological aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Marcus, Gary F. (Gary Fred)       by title:      Guitar zero : the ne...       by call number:      153.9 M322g     Search the Web     Marcus, Gary F. (Gary Fred)     Musical ability.     Music -- Psychological aspects.       MARC Display

Guitar zero : the new musician and the science of learning / Gary Marcus. by Marcus, Gary F. (Gary Fred) Penguin Press, 2012. Call #: 153.9 M322g Subjects Musical ability.   Music -- Psychological aspects. ISBN:  9781594203176 (hbk.) 1594203172 (hbk.) Description:  274 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-261) and index. Contents:  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. Summary:  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 challenge commonly accepted beliefs about musical talent and training. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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