Finland hosts the air guitar world championships
Pretty strict competition guidelines, apparently.
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I find this utterly sad to be honest. There's such joy in playing music (even badly!). Do that instead
expression comes in many forms, although you bring up an interesting point. maybe some of them also play music.
yea I am on the fence actually..., I do support any and all forms of expression, you know, as long as it doesn't hurt anybody... if you're having fun then good on you.
So why is this air guitar thing bothering me so much? I feel like, if these folk went the extra mile and actually put a guitar in their hands, they would gain access to a wonderful world, and I'm not sure what is stopping them.
I'm not sure any of them are musicians, because I don't see what the point would be, if they were musicians they would just play music. but please correct me if I'm wrong.
If you're doing air guitar, surely you like music right? and you like guitar? You like the theatrics of shredding, you like concerts, you like the scene in general.
Well, play guitar then. It's hard to explain to a non-musician but playing music is an unspeakable joy. Don't be afraid of being bad- it's inevitable, you're going to be at least somewhat bad for some time before getting any good. But it's worth it.
i agree that playing music is deeply joyous, and i don't think air guitarists aren't going the extra mile by playing air guitar, they're just on a different path that they seem to really enjoy.
it brings lip-syncing drag shows to mind, they found the form of expression that works best for them, and I've heard a lot of interviews with drag performers, none of them give the impression they are holding anything back or regret not singing original songs themselves, that's not the form of expression they're interested in.
this air guitar champion explains his performance without ever relating it to music, his whole focus is the pageantry and physical expression.
it doesn't seem like they're stepping up to the line but refraining from playing music, they're basically performing a type of dance. different genre of expression than playing music.
love discussing this btw hahaha