Practicing：A Musician's Return to Music

Inaremarkablememoirwrittenwithinsightandhumor,GlennKurtztakesusfromhisfirstlessonsattheageofeighttohisacceptanceattheeliteNewEnglandConservatoryofMusic.Aftergraduation,heattemptsasolocareerinViennabutsoonrealizesthathehasneithertheegonorthetalentrequiredtosucceedandgivesuptheinstrument,andhisdream,entirely.Butnotforever:Returningtotheguitar,Kurtzweavesintothenarrativetherichexperienceofasinglepracticesession.Practicingtakesusonarevelatory,inspiringjourney:aloveaffairwithmusic.