Comments on: David Hodge Guitar Hero http://www.guitarnoise.com/blog/david-hodge-guitar-hero/ online to onstage Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:58:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marcus http://www.guitarnoise.com/blog/david-hodge-guitar-hero/#comment-293 Marcus Fri, 22 May 2009 18:06:56 +0000 http://www.guitarnoise.com/blog/?p=192#comment-293 I agree with Rob that inspriationis important for teaching music, I also agree with the statement the playing guitar hero is nothing like playing the real thing. One of the best things to come out of games like guitar hero and Rockband is that they have created a greater awareness of music. A lot of classic and modern bands are getting a kind of exposure to an audience that may not have otherwise gone out of their way to listen to that type of music... I see it as a kind of educational tool as well as a computer game. A lot of my younger students got interested in playing music (especially guitar) becouse of these computer games so in that respect it's a good thing for music. I agree with Rob that inspriationis important for teaching music, I also agree with the statement the playing guitar hero is nothing like playing the real thing. One of the best things to come out of games like guitar hero and Rockband is that they have created a greater awareness of music.

A lot of classic and modern bands are getting a kind of exposure to an audience that may not have otherwise gone out of their way to listen to that type of music… I see it as a kind of educational tool as well as a computer game. A lot of my younger students got interested in playing music (especially guitar) becouse of these computer games so in that respect it’s a good thing for music.

]]> By: Rob http://www.guitarnoise.com/blog/david-hodge-guitar-hero/#comment-292 Rob Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.guitarnoise.com/blog/?p=192#comment-292 My son is both an avid Guitar Hero player and a music guitar player. He tells me that the two hobbies have absolutely nothing in common, other than he enjoys the heck out of them. As music teachers go, in my opinion, the best thing they can do is inspire music. If someone gives up on the instrument, but takes the appreciation and music education out of it, that alone is worth it. My son is both an avid Guitar Hero player and a music guitar player. He tells me that the two hobbies have absolutely nothing in common, other than he enjoys the heck out of them.

As music teachers go, in my opinion, the best thing they can do is inspire music. If someone gives up on the instrument, but takes the appreciation and music education out of it, that alone is worth it.

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