Comments on: Do you think that games like Guitar Hero are contributing to a lack of interest in musical instruments?

By: coco

coco — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:27:59 +0000

I think guitar hero and rockband are great. Personally , since playing the games I have been more interested in learning to play the actual instruments.
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By: chris

chris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:56:59 +0000

I do not think guitar hero and similar games take away from interest in real musical instruments. It is a game and requires skill, but not nearly as much as playing a real instrument and not as rewarding. I play guitar hero and I play real guitar, piano, and take voice lessons. guitar hero is a game and just that. It is a seperate entity from actual instruments
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By: Brute12

Brute12 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:15:59 +0000

I think it gives a spark of interest to actually pick up a real guitar, my 10 year old brother recently is trying to learn how to play a guitar after playing guitar hero.
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By: Craig A

Craig A — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:37:59 +0000

I seriously doubt that someone who is a music enthusiast would allow a video game to replace their desire to play an instrument.
That really doesn’t make any sense.
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By: Spartan

Spartan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:04:59 +0000

I think that Guitar Hero and Rock Band are creating the interest. After playing Rock Band, I had the urge to go play on my drum pad for a while. Lately, I have become more and more interested in the idea of picking up the drums again. I can see why people would think that the games would take away from the amount of people playing the actual instruments, but it is nothing in comparison. Playing an actual song on the drums is MUCH more rewarding than playing one on the game.
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By: Daniel H

Daniel H — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:48:59 +0000

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! guitar hero rocks!
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By: punkrocker2272

punkrocker2272 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:36:59 +0000

guitar hero no doubt is far easier to learn than a real guitar, but alas you can only play the songs they want you to play (unless you know how to make custom songs)

i believe guitar hero sparks an interest into playing the guitar, as it did for me

i got the guitar but still havent learned to play, would be cool to rock along to avenged sevenfold or bullet for my valentine
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