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Guitar Zero
by Gary Marcus
A cognitive scientist with no musical talent learns guitar at forty and investigates whether adults can learn like children. Encouraging and honest about the science.
Read it if…
you want to learn something hard as an adult.
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Skip it if…
you want a method book.
Try instead: Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music →
Three things you will actually use
- Adults can learn.
- Deliberate practice, not just hours.
- Start now.
Do this first
Read the chapter on critical periods.
Our verdict
Learning late.
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