Does RockBand help teach drumming?

Playing drums in the Rockband game is fun, but it doesn’t seem to teach anything about real drums or drumming. Some young people I have met think they know how to play drums, just because they’ve played the Rockband game! I am thinking that fewer people will actually learn the instrument after playing this game, because they will think they have already done it.
If you are a drummer, and play the game consistently enough to score well, does it make you a better drummer?

How many drummers play because they just love the instrument, and how many are hoping to be a star, or rich, or just because they like the attention they get by performing? How many of us would have spent years practicing just for the enjoyment of playing? Not many I fear. Some may say that drumming is a performing art, and without some attention and recognition, it would never be popular.

What do you think? Have you played the game?

Do you think it helps teach or attract young players? Or does it do the opposite, and detract young new drummers?

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