And it seems you can be too if you’re willing to spend a few days with your favorite video game console. We got Guitar Hero 3 on the Wii for Christmas. It’s the first guitar game in our house, but we’ve played Dance Dance Revolution (controller pad as a mat on the floor that you “dance” on) and Singstar (sing along with a microphone).

The basic idea of Guitar Hero is that you have a controller shaped like a guitar. You press buttons located on the neck of the “controller” and strike a “strum bar” in time with the “notes” on the screen.

I’m not rhythmically inclined. As a child, my piano teacher suggested I find another calling. For me, and the many people in the word like me, the game enables some type of participation in the music world that has never been available before. Even Linda and Katie (who are both miraculous on the piano) enjoy the game (and are far better than I).

The game quickly became very popular in our house. So much so that we went and got Rock Band for our PS/2. Same idea, but now you have 2 guitars, a drum kit and a microphone. A whole rock band. Personally, I like the Fender Stratocaster controller from Rock Band more than the Les Paul controller from Guitar Hero.

So, here’s the score: Connor is a beast, Katie is very good, Linda is great, I’m okay and CD’s getting better.