Many leaders of rock bands cannot understand why the musicians in their team linger for a while. It would seem that here is the person with whom you will work all your life. But time passes, and your guitarist or vocalist leaves the band. Someone explains their care by lack of time or children. And someone explains nothing at all and simply stops attending rehearsals.
If this happens for the first time, then you can simply find a replacement for the musician and not think about anything. But if such treatments are repeated, then it is worth thinking about the reasons. From personal experience I can say that they can be both in the leader of the group and in the musicians themselves. Here are a few options that I have encountered repeatedly.
No leader
It happens that a musician who gathered a group of talented composer and poet. He has a lot of material and always has something to work on. But by nature he is not a leader. Therefore, it is generally not perceived as a team leader, arguing with him and not allowed to move forward. Very often, these people are used to achieve their goals.
For example, the group requires a bass player, but you just can not find him. You have a friend who plays songs in the yard with a guitar. You offer him to become a bass player. He refuses first, for he never held a bass in his hands. But you promise to teach him everything.
After a while, the comrade really becomes quite a decent bass player. In addition, he has already met with your keyboard player for a long time, and one fine day they both declare that they are promising, and your team is worthless and they are not going to live in it anymore. This couple takes the second guitarist and drummer behind you, and you are left with nothing and can not understand why this happened.
Tyrant
Such a person is usually very jealous of his work and demands from the musicians strict adherence to style and arrangements, which they usually invent themselves. He is recognized as a leader, but after a while the musicians get tired of his demandingness. There are cases when the whole team decides to leave. As a result, the head is left alone with his music and lack of understanding why he was suddenly thrown away.
So what to do and how to behave so that the musicians do not leave your team? Here are some rules to follow:
- Do not be too strict.
You can be a leader without effort to keep everyone in suspense. Ask the guitarist if it is convenient for him to attend rehearsals on this particular day. Maybe he really has no one to leave the child with. Just fit under it. He will be grateful to you.
If you see that a musician cannot play at one time or another, offer to meet separately and work on it. No need to tell him that he is incompetent and nothing will come of him. So you will surely achieve his departure from you.
- Do not invite anyone horrible.
The old comrade from the yard, of course, good. But before taking a musician to a group, study his musical tastes. It is a very frequent occurrence when a musician is ready to play anything, just not to lose his technique and be in business. Sooner or later he will definitely find his group and leave you. So find out if the person wants to work with you and play what you write.
- Record and speak.
Any rock musician seeks popularity. If your colleagues see that you want to achieve fame and do everything possible for this, they will be in solidarity with you. Even if it will not turn out as fast as you want, do not despair.
Confidently go to the goal. Apply for festivals, perform at small clubs. Spread your records on the Internet. Your work will definitely be noticed, and you will be able to realize your dream. And your musicians will surely help you take a worthy place in the world of rock music.
That's basically all I wanted to say about how to keep musicians in a rock band. Of course, this is not all the rules that must be observed. After all, people are different and each person must be approached individually. Just learn to understand people, and you will definitely find those who will be in solidarity and go with you through life to the bitter end.
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