My wife insisted we buy Rock Band for the Wii. I had never played it prior to setting it up in my living room.
Well, it is a really fun game. It isn’t really much like actually being in a rock band though.
One of the main differences is the instant feedback. I think that one of the biggest character building aspects of playing music comes from making decisions about what note to play and learning to live with those decisions in the moment. A beginner can’t get through a song because they stop and start with every mistake (often accompanied by a “wait, no, I mean…”).
On a related note, check out this incredible video from Ira Glass about the “taste gap” (via Rex)
