Guitar Zero
{{short description|Book by Gary Marcus}}
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| name = Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning
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| image = Guitar Zero book cover.png
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| caption = First edition cover
| author = Gary Marcus
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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| genre = Non-fiction
| publisher = Penguin Books
| pub_date = 2012-01-19
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| media_type = Print, e-book
| pages = 288
| isbn = 978-0143122784
| preceded_by = Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind (2008)
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Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning is a 2012 popular science book by research psychologist Gary Marcus. It documents the author's process of learning the guitar while discussing aspects of music cognition and the role of critical periods in learning a musical ability. The book was released on January 19, 2012 and published by Penguin Books, and in December 2012 was released as a paperback under the title Guitar Zero: The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
Reception
The book reached 24th on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction during the week of February 19, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-02-19/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers; Hardcover Nonfiction; Feb 19, 2012 |accessdate=2014-04-24 |date=2012-02-19 |work=The New York Times}} Maria Popova on Brainpickings.org named the book among "The Best Music Books of 2012."{{cite web|url=http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/12/21/best-music-books-2012/ |title=The Best Music Books of 2012 |author=Maria Popova |accessdate=2014-04-24 |date=2012-12-21 |publisher=Brain Pickings}} In a review for The Wall Street Journal, Norman Doidge wrote ""Guitar Zero" 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203711104577200850417760734 |title=Book Review: Guitar Zero |accessdate=2014-04-24 |author=Norman Doidge |date=2012-02-01 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}
References
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External links
- [http://garymarcus.com/books/guitarzero.html Official site]
{{Music psychology}}
Category:2012 non-fiction books
Category:Popular science books
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