New Wii Game Allows User To Play, Conduct Music
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As you can probably guess from the title, "Wii Music" is about playing simulating playing various instruments, including air guitar, clarinet, and violin.
"There are 50 pieces of music, 60 different instruments," explained David Young of Nintendo. "So for each individual piece of music, there's almost an unlimited number of ways you can play it. Essentially, you're going to use different button presses and different motions using the Wii remote and nunchuk to play all these different instruments."
"The rhythm plays a big part," continued Young. "Any time you play an instrument, it's going to stay within the chord structure of the piece of music; however, depending on how you want to that, you can stick strictly to the melody – moving just in time with the melody notes, or you can add passing tones, improvise, throw different things in."
You can even play drums, using the balance board to control bass drum and high hat.
"There's actually drum lessons that'll teach you four-way coordination that will teach you how drum rhythm patterns fit together and kind of teach you to play drums," said Young.
Up to four musicians can play at once, and you can record sessions and send them off to other friends with Wiis online.
"Wii Music" also has a few neat mini games, like "Wii Maestro."
"You're holding a baton and you're conducting an orchestra and the whole idea is the orchestra is going to follow along with your rhythm and also with your movements," explained Young. "If you want the orchestra to get louder, you have a more exaggerated movement in your conducting."
"Wii Music," a Wii exclusive, is out this coming Monday. The price of admission to this school of rock is $50.