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Introducing Classical Guitar Hero
Alex writes "I've just uploaded the video of a piece of classical electronic music I wrote for 2 Guitar Hero controllers and software (which I created). More information about this piece, its software, and the notation involved in playing it is at alexwroten.com/works.asp and alexwroten.com/excuses.html.
I just figured people might be interested in finding new ways to use their Guitar Hero mastery ... especially with the hot debate over whether or not it hinders people's musical instruction."
Did Zonk die or something?
I'm not sure what nonsense I'm seeing there (in the first six seconds of video before I stopped it; it started to feel too much like RTFA), but it's not what I imagined which was bringing classical music and the associated instruments to Guitar Hero. I could dig that. Think about it, instead of endless rehashes of the same Guitar Hero game, you could have new ones, like: Lyre Hero, Recorder Hero, Viola Hero, and the always impressive Oboe Hero.
The enemies of Democracy are
Kinda like abstract art. Throw some shit at a wall and call it a masterpiece.
Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
Nothing beats spending hours pressing a button on something that looks like a guitar. Let the Chinese do the tedious work of learning to actually play something.
Just followed your advice. Now I'm down $100 and I got the clap. Thanks.
That was Mozart's best work EVER!!!!
Yeah, my karma sucks....but so do the mods.
Youtube comment from video submitter:
>The one on the left is a classical violinist. The one on the right is a classical guitarist. This is not exactly their field of study. It's called an experiment. It's not a permanent vocation. Read all you can before you start writing. Please.
"An experiment." The last refuge of a scoundrel.
I listened to the video and thought it was pretty clear that your music education has been hindered by something.
I hope you enjoy being "That Guy".
The role of the writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say. -Anais Nin
Wow... I suppose next you're going to tell me that downloading porn won't improve my technique with the ladies either?
Oh, nobody told you about the Digg merger?
Oh, I don't know. I quite liked it. It was a bit repetitive for the first couple of minutes to be sure, but the climactic crescendo at the four and half minute mark nicely underscored their theme of trying to sound like Nine Inch Nails background music. I found it quite bold and powerful in a scrape-your-teeth-down-the-chalkboard kind of way.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
You know what you call a Guitar Hero player without a girlfriend?
...Actually, uh, you just call him a Guitar Hero player.
DRM: Terminator crops for your mind!
Hehe, me too. Nothing clears the head before heading home from work like a good ol' flame.
The enemies of Democracy are
...that it has better sales than Sousaphone Hero.
Oh, no! You have walked into the slavering fangs of a lurking grue!
I'll still visit. I have to have SOMETHING to do at work. /just kidding //don't fire me ///wait...where am I again?
Do you think Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton or Slash play "Linux Kernel Compilation Hero"
there really is such a game for easily entertained simpletons to while away the hours just like the legions of Guitar Heroes, it's called Gentoo.