{"product_id":"guitar-zero-isbn-9780143122784","title":"Guitar Zero","description":"\u003cb\u003eGary Marcus challenges the widely held belief that innate talent is necessary to become a skilled musician\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who has ever set out to play a musical instrument—or wished that they could—\u003ci\u003eGuitar Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is 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 the popular theory that there is an innate musical instinct while challenging the idea that talent is only a myth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom deliberate and efficient practicing techniques to finding the right music teacher, Marcus translates his own experience—as well as reflections from world-renowned musicians—into practical advice for anyone hoping to become musical or learn any new skill.\"Jimi Hendrix meets Oliver Sacks in this great new science book.\" — \u003cb\u003eVeryShortList.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGuitar Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is a refreshing alternation between the nitty-gritty details of learning rock-guitar licks and Mr. Marcus's survey of the relevant scientific literature on learning and the brain . . . makes some delightful counterintuitive fine points. . . . For those who look forward, in 'retirement,' to honoring the lifelong yearnings they have neglected, \u003ci\u003eGuitar Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is good news.\"\u003c\/p\u003e — \u003cb\u003eNorman Doidge, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eGuitar Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is] the sort of book where Steven Pinker (Dr.  Marcus's mentor and collaborator) mixes with K. Anders Ericsson (the  psychologist most associated with the '10,000 hours' theory of  expertise) and Tom Morello (the lead guitarist from Rage Against the  Machine).\"\u003c\/p\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book in the end is about more than a desire to shred like Eddie Van Halen. Marcus examines how our brains are affected by creativity—learning a musical instrument, for instance, or a new language—and how these experiences remain open to all of us, no matter our age.\"\u003c\/p\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An entertaining and enlightening memoir, filled with insight about music, learning, and the human mind, by Gary Marcus, one of the deepest thinkers in cognitive science.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e, described by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as “one of the country’s best known cognitive psychologists,” directs the Center for Language and Music at New York University, where he studies language, music, cognitive development, and evolution. His previous book, \u003ci\u003eKluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, was a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice pick.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299960705253,"sku":"NP9780143122784","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143122784.jpg?v=1767728576","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/guitar-zero-isbn-9780143122784","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}