"Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning" by Dr. Gary

[Steve Freides]

"Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning" by Dr. Gary
Marcus

Anyone read this book and care to comment on it?

Before I buy it, I'd love to hear from people who've read the other two
books mentioned here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/books/gary-marcus-professor-at-nyu-picks-up-a-guitar.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Gary%20Marcus&st=cse

which are

"This is Your Brain On Music" - I found it boring and couldn't finish,

and

"Musicophelia" - which I found interesting and insightful.

Thanks in advance.

-S-

[Jenn]

In article <jgmpis$81c$1...@speranza.aioe.org>,

Of the three, I've only read Musicophelia.

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www.jennifermartinmusic.com

[Ed Edelenbos iPad]

I've read parts of both Sacks books. I heard parts of an interview with
Dr. Marcus on NPR on Fri. After listening to the interview, my interest in
the book is low.

Ed

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This is posted from my iPad

[jgoska]

On Feb 5, 3:42 pm, "Steve Freides" <st...@kbnj.com> wrote:


> "Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning"  by Dr. Gary
> Marcus

“I love ‘Stairway to Heaven’ now,” !
This author sounds like a dangerous man.

[Mike Brown]

In article <jgmpis$81c$1...@speranza.aioe.org>,
"Steve Freides" <st...@kbnj.com> wrote:

I have read and enjoyed both "Your Brain on Music" and "Musicophelia".

Haven't tried the other one, I'll look round for it.

MJRB

[Tony Weber]

I had the opposite experience. Sack's book is focused on abnormality,
which I did not find interesting. I'm not really much interested in a
non-musical man who began to compose music after being struck by
lightening. Levitin's book, on the other hand, I found very interesting
as it explores the effects and interactions of a normal brain with a
seemingly random set of rhythmic sounds.

I'm about half through "Guitar Zero." I'd say that it is more about
learning with the guitar as the medium being learned than it is about
playing the guitar.

TW