Piano Pilot

Air guitar is the only way that many people will ever break into the music industry. It takes no skill. Anybody can do it. And you can do it anywhere because your instrument is always with you. Being able to play air guitar used to be a thing that nobody respected - until now. With the many championship contests in the country, the Air Guitar World Championship has now entered the fray. Playing the air guitar is no longer just something that the spastic-looking guy does when he is drunk.

It is becoming a respected pastime.The practice of air guitar has become a form of art in recent years. The Air Guitar Championships resemble other forms of competition in that they

are conducted with a bracket system. You must win each of your matches in order to move on to the next round on the bracket. The competitor goes through regional competition before moving on to the United States finals where all the regional winners compete against each other. Winning the United States finals will get you a free trip to Finland for the world finals. Your prize is notoriety because no money is offered as a grand prize.

The rules are straightforward and self-explanatory. Each performer will play a song that they have chosen, and hopefully practiced, for sixty seconds. Then there is the compulsory round, which is where the judges pick a song for you, and you have to play

their song for sixty seconds. The tricky part about the compulsory round is that the sixty seconds of the song can start from anywhere within the song. Therefore, you could be stuck playing the end of a song that you don’t even know. The rules say that you must play an invisible instrument, and that instrument must be a guitar (drums are not allowed). Also, air roadies are allowed but they have to clear the stage before the performance can begin. There is a rule that prohibits back up bands, so if you were thinking of bringing your friends along for the ride, make sure that they stay in the audience and not on the stage. Performances are judged based on your technical ability, stage presence, and the “airness” of your performance.

The Air Guitar World Championship can be looked at as either silly or just a creative form of expression. While it looks like a waste of time, many people use this as a creative outlet of pent up energy or just a way to have a good time by being silly. Bringing out the creative spirit that we once had as children can be a great experience. Oftentimes, we overlook the beauty and fun that we can have in life because we’re too afraid of looking silly.

Josh Scalf is an experienced guitarist that offers information and resources for aspiring musicians. Check out more quality articles at http://www.guitaradvice4u.com