If you can play one of the music instrument such as guitar and you are playing alone. Have you ever thought of forming a band by gathering a few music enthusiastic who can play other types of musical instruments?

By forming a band, you can utilise the strength of individual, writing music and trying to promote your music. It's the greatest feeling in the world, when someone tells you that they like your music. Better still, a recording company interested in your music.
It is always better to start a band with a group of friends because all will feel relax around each other and feel more confident in your ability to be able to play your instrument. If you haven't got a group of friends who are willing to start a band, start to spread the word around. You may also check out from the internet by surfing the related website or forums. Many websites are available to you to find musicians in your area.

A few important things to consider when forming a band

1. Determine the type of music the band is going to play (Jazz, Pop, Blues, Countries etc)
2. Who do what? A band member may be able to play more than one music instruments and hence, define his or her primary responsibility.
3. Song writing can be carried out by any of the member as long as the song written is suitable. Usually the lead singer takes on the responsibility to write, but don't forget any member of the band can write music or lyrics.
4. Identify a suitable location for band member to meet. Be considerate; do not practice during the zzz hours so as not to cause disturbance.
5. Meet at least twice a week or even more. Practice makes perfect, if you want to be good at something, you have to put in the hard work. The timeframe of these practice sessions is up to you but you will find it hard to achieve anything for less than 2 hours a session.
6. Don't forget to record everything in practice, so you can listen over before every practice session and identify the areas need improvement.

When your band is ready to perform, put on a show for your friends and family, maybe in a large room of your home, or in the garden. You will probably always get good feedback from your friends and family, this should raise your confidence. But you will only know if your music is decent when you play a performance. Many bars / clubs have Open Mic night, this is perfect for you. Make an effort to contact them frequently to ask for a slot, eventually you will get one. Finding other bands to support can also help you get a performance and will also build a better network for your band.

It is meaningless if no one turns up at your performance? To promote, you may hand out flyers. And it's a good idea to place flyers in your local music shop or music instrument store, and they can help to give them out when someone purchases something. If possible, ask the shopkeepers to post flyers in there windows.

One of the best ways to promote in this day is myspace. Create a profile for your band in myspace and send out bulletins, comments, messages about your performance. Another thing one may consider is to build a website for your band. This will help you to promote your band to peoples from every part of the world. This will help to build a fan base, as you can upload your songs to your website for everyone one to listen to.

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