Whether you embrace technology or not, there’s no question that it’s definitely broadened the presence of music.

One of the ways that video games has promoted new songs and different genres is through a game called Guitar Hero.

The Guitar Hero series is basically a series of music rhythm games first published in 2005 by RedOctane and Harmonix.

In this game, players use a guitar-shaped game controller to experience playing lead, bass guitar, and rhythm guitar across numerous rock music songs.

Players do this by matching notes that scroll on-screen to colored fret buttons on the controller, strumming the controller in time to the music in order to score points, and keep the virtual audience excited. Basically, the games copies many aspects of playing a real guitar, like using fast-fingering hammer-ons and pull-offs and using the whammy bar to alter the pitch of notes.

Lots of today’s youth is now exposed to songs that may have been a bit before there time. Based on a post by GameSpot, these are the top ten songs played on Guitar Hero Live.

“Chop Suey” — System of a Down
“Tribute” — Tenacious D
“American Idiot” — Green Day
“All The Small Things” — Blink 182
“Down With The Sickness” — Disturbed
“The Lazy Song” — Bruno Mars
“Let Hero Go” — Passenger
“Before I Forget” — Slipknot
“Stacy’s Mom” — Fountains of Wayne
“Freak on a Leash” — Korn

As you can see, technology has revolutionized our youth’s exposure to music by helping them immerse themselves in it in new, innovative ways.

If playing the guitar has ever been an interest of any of your children, consider getting them some online courses so they can master everything there is to learn about the instrument.

Elmore Music makes learning the guitar easy, convenient, and fun.

If your kid loves Guitar Hero, when they getĀ a bit older there’sĀ nothing wrong withĀ encouraging them to try the real thing.