Video Games Might Just Help With Real Drum Skills

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Video games sure have advanced since the old days of Asteroids and all the old favorites of yesterday. Who thought back years ago that in the future video games could be used to teach real skills or become so realistic and technologically improved?

Rock Band is not only a game that is fun to play, but it has been said by Harmonix Music that if you can play the Rock Band drum set on the ‘hard’ setting, you should be able to play the drums for real! But really are you really playing the drums, or just copying the pattern you see on the screen? If you are able to play along with the video game, that does not translate into the real world and does not mean you will be able to play a real drum kit. To play real drums you need to be able to read music. which you won’t learn playing a game; excellent coordination and rhythm. People that aren’t able to read sheet music you will probably not be able to play real drums unless you are musically talented and able to hear what needs to be done. Most bands these days no longer use electronic drum kits such as were popular in the 80’s. Real drums give the drummer more control over the volume, pitch and duration of the drum note and cymbals.

One thing real drums won’t need is Guitar Hero World Tour cymbal cable, because real cymbals don’t have a cable that is too short and breaks all the time.

The simplest drum setups are harder to play than the Guitar Hero World Tour game or Rock Band drum set. For a non-musician, I’m sure the mental image of a real drum kit is overwhelming! Imagine sitting on stage with your drums, knowing that you are responsible for setting the rhythm for your band and they all depend on you. If you’re able to do that you might be a good drummer, but for a beginner even the Guitar Hero or Rock Band drum set can be too much. Learning drumming starts with knowing have to keep the beat. Do you just need to be able to keep rhythm if you want to learn to play the drums? Not necessarily. Quality drummers should add to songs with their creative touch as well as just setting the beat for the band else to follow. You may not always notice the drums, but if you were to take them out of the song you definitely would notice for sure!

So, will Guitar Hero teach you to play the drums? Most likely not, but you can sure start learning the basics. Get acquainted with the drums through the Xbox game, practice counting the beat, and you are on your way to number one!