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How to pick the right
musicians for a band
Author: Kenny Auyoung
Ready to start your own band? There are plenty of musicians out there
willing to pursue a career in music with you, but how do you choose the
right musician? Different musicians contribute different sounds to a
band depending on their technical skills, innovations, and music
diversity. For example, Metallica would not sound the way they do
without James Hetfield, or Dream Theater would definitely not sound the
same without the drumming talents of Mike Portnoy.
Here are some tips on how to narrow down your list of potential band
members.
Determine their level of commitment. You want a musician that is in the
same commitment level as the rest of the band. Is the band a full-time
thing or are you just jamming on occasions for fun on weekends?
Musicians with a high level of commitment are always good but they can
discouraged if the rest of the band is lazy and only wants to play at
minimal times. Figure out how often the band should get together to play
and then find musicians that can commit to that schedule.
Technical abilities versus diversity. While technical abilities are
important, there should be a good balance between music diversification
as well. Anyone can pick up a guitar and shred like Yngwie Malmsteen
with proper amount of practice picking the same notes over and over, but
not everyone can play with such feel as Jimmi Hendrix.
The right musician should enjoy playing the same music style as the rest
of the band members.
Compatibility with personality. Playing in a band is about having fun
and you should be able to get along with all your band members
off-stage. Generally speaking, you might get along with people within
your age group better, so that might be something to consider when
choosing musicians.
Open-minded to other music genres. While this may not apply to every
band, it might be good to consider if your band ever decides to change
its musical direction.
Band playing experience. Typically, the more band playing experience the
better. There is a difference between self-taught musicians that
practice at home by themselves and musicians that learn through others
by playing in bands. Musicians with no band experience might have
trouble with following songs since they are used to playing at home to
album CD's. In addition, if your band ever plans on performing live
gigs, inexperienced musicians might have stage freight.
Enthusiasm. Does the musician take the band seriously enough to
prioritize it? Does the musician contribute to the band musically?
Enthusiasm is shown if the they contribute a lot of ideas into the songs
and take some extra to practice at home as well. If the musician is
always running late to practices, does not contribute and only plays
what they're told to play, then chances are he/she is not very committed
to the band.
Article Source:
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About the Author:
Kenny Auyoung: Webmaster @ http://www.getmeaband.com Looking for a band?
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