The Perpetual Beginner is part memoir, part musical instruction manual.
Author Dave Isaacs is a musician, performing songwriter, and teacher based in Nashville, where he is known as the Guitar Guru of Music Row..
Maintaining a beginner\'s mindset removes many of the self-limiting beliefs and inhibitions that hold many people back, thus enabling the learning process - hence the book\'s subtitle, A musician\'s path to lifelong learning.
The title also references the Zen concept of beginner\'s mind, a way of approaching any endeavor with the openness and zeal of a beginner regardless of experience.
The stories in the book and the musical lessons they impart give these Perpetual beginners the ideas, techniques, and encouragement that will help them begin to progress again.
Many people play for years without developing more than rudimentary abilities, and some become so frustrated by the struggle that they stagnate or quit.
The title refers to the average music hobbyist with more enthusiasm than skill or time to practice.
Relating stories of his experiences as a young musician and music student in 1980\'s New York, author Dave Isaacs describes the key lessons that shaped his musical life and how they can help any aspiring musician at any age.
The Perpetual Beginner is part memoir, part musical instruction manual
