The only shortcut is practicing the right way. But it comes back to this central message, that anyone can improve, and that it takes time. Anders spends most of the book explaining what “the right sort of practice” is, as well as why talent doesn’t exist. There is no such thing as natural talent or prodigies. The central message: The right sort of practice carried out over a sufficient period of time leads to improvement. Even adults can learn some of this, though there is some brain plasticity at that young age that makes it easier. By exposing them to tones and challenging them to match them before age 4, they can develop perfect pitch for the rest of their life. Perfect pitch can be trained if you get the kids early enough.
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