You’re A Good Singer And You Want To Start A Live Band
Are you tired of practicing your instrument all on your own? If you have some songs learned and want to play them with other people, then I’m sure you’ve considered the possibility of playing in a live band. Working with other guitarists, singers, drummers and bass players in a live band is the next and best step to take after you learn how to play your instrument.
How do you go about starting your own live band? It’s as easy as locating other players that would like to join a live band they could call their own. There are many fine musicians who want to play music in a live band. All you have to do is seek them out.
How do you locate other musicians and players that want to play in a live band? The easiest and most important place to check is your local music store. Almost all music stores have a posting board where musicians can put up free ads to find other musicians to play with.
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.
There are going to be a lot of things that will go into making your live band work and become successful. The most important thing to remember is to have a common goal and to work together to reach it. Having a goal of learning new songs every week will keep you focused and your band will just keep getting better!
