Can games like Guitar Hero teach how to play guitar or does it encourage bad habits?

My 8 year-old daughter (this week)wants to learn to play guitar. Her choice has varied between electric/classical/bass. She loves rock n roll music and most music generally but I’m not sure SHE knows exactly what she wants to learn. Will playing a video guitar game help learn guitar before we spend money on the real thing or will she pick up bad habits that may retard her learning progress later on?

Guitar Hero is a video game, and the “guitar” that comes with it is just a video game controller. Playing the game is nothing at all like playing a real musical instrument.

Comparing Guitar Hero to playing a real guitar is like comparing a flight simulator video game to flying a real airplane because they both use a joystick.

If she wants to play guitar, get her an acoustic guitar to start with, and some lessons — regardless of what style of music she eventually wants to play, an acoustic guitar will get her started with the basics.

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