There's a 2007 "South Park" episode that, at the time, seemed to be a harbinger of bad tidings to come. In the show, the boys are obsessed with the "Guitar Hero" video game, so much so that when Stan's father Randy breaks out an actual electric guitar and plays Kansas' "Carry on My Wayward Son," they give him the cold shoulder, preferring their game controllers over a bona fide instrument.
Fast-forward a few decades — say, to 2023. "South Park"'s cynical prophecy didn't come true. Instrumental performance has enjoyed a remarkable comeback. It turns out that Millennials and Gen Z prefer authentic experiences over the hollow simulacrum of push-button plastic guitars. At a certain level, we have School of Rock and multitudinous other music academies to thank for this resurgence. And somewhere in there, too, is the long-running Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp.
