作者：GaryMarcus
出版社：PenguinPressHC,The
副标题：TheNewMusicianandtheScienceofLearning
出版年：2012-1-19
页数：288
定价：USD25.95
装帧：Hardcover
ISBN：9781594203176
内容简介
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On the eve of his fortieth birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talent learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might master a new skill.
Just 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?
On the eve of his fortieth birthday, Gary Marcus, an internationally renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, becomes his own guinea pig to look at how human beings become musical- and how anyone of any age can master something new. Guitar Zero traces his journey, what he learned, and how you can learn, too. In addition to being a groundbreaking look at the origins and allure of music, Marcus's journey is also an empowering tale of the mind's plasticity.
In a quest that takes him from Suzuki classes to guitar gods, Marcus investigates the most effective ways to train your brain and body to learn to play an instrument. How can you make your practice more deliberate and effective? How can you find the best music teacher for you or your child? Does talent really exist? Or is hard work all you need?
Guitar Zero stands the science of music on its head, debunking the popular theory of an innate musical instinct and many other commonly held fallacies. At the same time, it raises new questions about the science of human pleasure and brings new insight into humankind's most basic question: what counts as a life well lived? Does one have to become the next Jimi Hendrix to make a passionate pursuit worthwhile? Or can the journey itself bring the brain lasting satisfaction?
作者简介
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Gary Marcus studies evolution, language, and cognitive development at New York University, where he is a professor of psychology and the director of the NYU Center for Child Language. The editor of the Norton Psychology Reader and author of three books about the origins and development of mind and brain, Marcus has written articles for The New York Times, Wired, Discover, and The Wall Street Journal, and has appeared on radio and television programs around the globe.
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这本书不是教吉他的，但它讲述了很多关于学习吉他（乃至任何一种音乐）的很多元认知的原理，读起来很有趣味。
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感觉比较散，有点对不起（附）标题，作者虽然是认知心理学专家，但是关于这个主题的科学研究实在是很少，作者本人学习吉他的经历只是非常稀疏的一个 sample，也支撑不起这么大的篇幅，所以在讲自己的经历的同时书还穿插介绍各种相关的讨论和一些 anecdote，比如人类社会里有“音乐”这个东西究竟是由基因决定的还是由社会文化发展决定的；再比如学习音乐时天赋和后天练习究竟各占多少重要性，等等，算是和主题有一…
花了一个下午一个早上读完. 算是有点意思 ,但劲头算不上大.
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