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Collaboration Tips for Successful Bands

by Brian Casel  |  June 4, 2009  |  Add Comment

A few weeks back, I wrote a guest post on the Indaba Music Blog titled 8 Tips for Successful Collaboration With Your Bandmates. To achieve success as a band, you must engage in meaningful and creative collaboration with your bandmates.

Here’s a quote from that article:

In sports, they say the Most Valuable Player is one who makes his teammates perform better.  The same principal applies to playing in a band.  Always play your best, and encourage your bandmates to do the same.  Verbal encouragement is always good, but it’s even more effective to communicate through the music.  Play and adjust your musical part in response to what your bandmates are playing.

Read the full article here.

Can you share additional tips and experiences that make for excellent collaboration in a band?

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