David Hodge Guitar Hero
Once again our hometown hero is getting good press. David Hodge is featured on the guitar site Jemsite as part of their Guitar Hero series. Have a read of this great interview. There’s always something that rings true when David talks about how he does things in his own words.
Here’s a brief excerpt:
As a guitar teacher, would you say that you’re making a significant contribution to your students’ playing?
My contributions aren’t so much contributions as they are me just being me. I run into more people than I care to say who will tell me, “Oh yeah, I used to play an instrument. I used to make music.” And that, to me, is possibly the saddest thing one could ever hear. So, as a guitar teacher my goal isn’t even to turn someone into a professional guitarist. I simply hope that I can give my students a gift that will be with them throughout their lives, a gift that they in turn can share with others. I will give them what tools I can to achieve their goals, but ultimately it’s all about the contribution they are going to make to the world. I’m just a very small part of that.
Read the complete interview on Jemsite here: The Guitar Hero Series: David Hodge
And congratulations to David for receiving recognition for being a Guitar Hero. Indeed you are. We look forward to many more great things from you. Again.
Marcus
May 22nd, 2009 @ 10:06 am
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.
Rob
April 20th, 2009 @ 8:13 am
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.