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A neuroscience-based approach to learning how to play music at any age You can learn to play music, no matter what you've been told about your musical talent or aptitude. Each and every one of us has been gifted with a fully customizable brain, one we can mold to learn anything, at any age. With...

Mary Gauthier was 12 years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny’s old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to write her own, one day. Then, for a decade, while struggling with addiction, Gauthier put her dream away and her call to songwriting faded. It wasn’t until she got sober and went to an open mic with a friend did she realize that she not only still wanted to write songs, she needed to.

Während sie über ihre eigene unbändige Lust am Spiel schreibt, über das Zocken, das unbedingte Gewinnenwollen, über die Bedeutung von Dopamin und Endorphinen, fordert sie immer wieder unsere aktive Teilhabe ein, verwickelt uns in ein ganz eigenes Spiel mit neuen Regeln. Und ohne es zu bemerken, ist man plötzlich in einem anderen Bewusstseinszustand, spürt die Unbeschwertheit, wie sie nur beim Spielen entsteht.

The Artist's Way for the 21st century—from esteemed creative counselor Beth Pickens. If you are an artist, you need to make your art. That's not an overstatement—it's a fact; if you stop doing your creative work, your quality of life is diminished. But what do you do when life gets in the...

Ten Telecaster Tales shares the process of Emmett writing and recording ten songs for his Telecaster guitar, walking listeners through the creative journey, musical composition, guitar playing, and more. The most elaborate and detailed “liner notes” of Emmett’s career.

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues...

While there are many books about writing, none deal firsthand with the intersection of songwriting, storytelling, and vocation, along with nuts-and-bolts exploration of the great mystery of creativity. In Adorning the Dark, Andrew describes six principles for the writing life: serving the work, serving the audience, selectivity, discernment, discipline, and community. Through stories from his own journey, Andrew shows how these principles are not merely helpful for writers and artists but for anyone interested in imitating the way the Creator interacts with his creation.

Leben und Singen, das gehört zusammen. Auch, wenn du nicht so fürs singen bist. Denn auch du wirst dich "erwischen", dass du, wenn du dich freust, es dir so dermaßen gut geht, etwas singst, summst. Kein Lied, eine Melodie. Was dir das Singen leicht macht, erleichtert dir auch das Leben. In music is the answer.