Gary Marcus

@Guitarkadia First big Aha came in learning minor pentatonic & joys of improvisation. powerful motivator 2 make yr own music #GuitarChat

@GaryMarcus Why do you think it was the minor pentatonic? Why did you respond to it in terms of improvisation? #GuitarChat

@Guitarkadia #guitarchat minor pentatonic speaks to many because of its emotion; relatively simple to play, almost culturally universal

@GaryMarcus How many hours were you practicing back then? How many hours do you now? #GuitarChat

@Guitarkadia practiced 6 hours a day first few weeks, then typically average of 30-60 min/day #GuitarChat

@GaryMarcus How close are you from doing your 10,000 hours? :-) #GuitarChat

@Guitarkadia #GuitarChat > 1,000, < 10,000, but see my TEDNYC talk; that number is an oversimplification

@GaryMarcus Has learning the guitar changed other aspects of your life? Productivity, thinking, research? #GuitarChat