You’re A Good Singer And You Want To Start A Live Band
Are you a guitar player, keyboard player, bass player, drummer or singer? If you are, then I’m sure you’ve thought about the possibility of playing in a live band. Playing in a live band is the next logical step to take after you’ve learned how to play your instrument.
How can you start or find a live band of your very own? It’s as easy as contacting other musicians who also want to join a live band of their own. There are plenty of great musicians out there who would love to play in a live band. You only need to do a little work to find them.
What do you need to do to find other musicians looking to play in a live band? You should start by checking musician postings at your local music store. Pretty much every music store provides a bulletin board where musicians can post ads for free with the goal of finding other musicians that want to play music together.
A good idea is to ask the local music store for a list of music teachers that teach lessons on the instruments you are looking to have in your band. These teachers will usually be able to put you in contact with their students who are ready and looking to be in a live band. Then all you have to do is contact the students to see if they’re interested in being in your band.
Once you have a list of musicians to contact it’s time to start making phone calls. Make sure you’re clear about the type of music you want to play. It’s a good idea to have a list of songs you want to learn so you can make sure the musicians you contact are interested in playing the same music as you.
The next step in getting your live band off the ground is to get the musicians together and try playing some music. In the beginning you will want to get together with just one or two people at a time. Be sure everyone has a song or two prepared to play and then simply try playing together. You’ll know right away if you’re going to be able to play together or not. If you don’t know for sure how many musicians you need, read my article about the typical live band lineup.
Once you finally get a group of musicians who can play a complete song together you’ll have the beginnings of your live band. Set some easy goals right off the bat. An important and easy goal is to learn 2 new songs before you get together again. When you get together again, you can work on playing all the songs you know from start to finish.
You will have to deal with some challenging problems to keep your band functioning and to become successful. The thing to never forget is to have a common goal and keep working together to reach it. Make a goal of learning at least one new song every week. Having common goals will keep you focused and each time your reach your goal, your band will get better!
Discussion Area - Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.