Why read Mel Bay Presents How to Make a Band Work?

Book cover of Mel Bay Presents How to Make a Band Work

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This "guide to success" has been created especially for bluegrass and acoustic performers, with applications for all levels of the music/entertainment business. Many of the skills necessary for a band's success do not directly involve music and are rarely formally taught. This book is an attempt to fill that gap…

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1 author picked Mel Bay Presents How to Make a Band Work as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Gayla M. Mills

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Pete Warnick is best known in the bluegrass world as a performer (Country Cooking and Hot Rize) and teacher (the Warnick Method), but his book on the nuts and bolts of being in a band is uniquely helpful in its specific details, particularly for weekend warriors. He addresses getting a sound system, rehearsals, prep immediately before the gig, band dynamics and emotions, performance details, and more. Although some material is now dated, I’ve used much of the book’s details to improve our bookings and performances and found tips available nowhere else.

From Gayla's list on helping you make music.