Product Review

Why do adults quit if they really want to learn to play a musical instrument?

Musician Unstuck: Create Your Perfect Practice sets out to not only answer the question but also to provide ways for adults to overcome the distractions that keep us from learning. The book specifically gives practical tips for adults on the following subjects:

- Overcoming the fear of failure
- Finding time in their schedules that work best with their natural energy levels
- Finding the proper instrument and training materials
- Balancing family life and learning time.

While books like “The Musician’s Way” and “Practicing Sucks, But It Doesn't Have To!” focus more heavily on practice techniques, “Musician Unstuck” focuses on both technique and the balance that adults have to strike in order to keep up with daily responsibilities and with practice times. The book can be read in a single sitting, but the suggested learning habits can carry on for as long as it takes to master one musical instrument.

As a working adult, married man, and father of two, the author understands the need to be able to spread one’s time out and to be able to focus on what matters. As a former guitar teacher and someone who’s worked with musicians for several years, the author also understands the doubts and needs of aspiring musicians.

Musician Unstuck is the book for any adult who seeks to know the mindset of a successful musician. (Additional resources and printable worksheets also available online.)