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How to lead a music band and what are the standard signs of communication?
I am a music leader, but I am looking for standard ways of communication while playing music in my band. Do you have any idea how to find such information?
In practice, there are three ways of doing this:
1. Using your foot to tap out the beat count to mark the start of the number. Alternatively, if you have a drummer he/she can give the band a start by clicking the drumsticks together. You could also use the good old "a one, a two, a one-two-three-four!" to start.
2. For closing the song in a synchronised manner, use an exaggerated body movement like a jerk of the head or a stomp of the foot. If you are playing a guitar, you can move the fretboard in a wide arc to signal the end of the song.
3. If you are not playing any instrument, you can develop a wide variety of hand signals for your band to follow, like cueing the guitar solo with a hand gesture, signalling a break, etc. (Eye or facial signals are not a good idea since they cannot be seen easily on a darkened stage, or if strobes and other lights are flashing).
Whatever signals you may decide to go with, remember that the key to success is to rehearse well. Practice makes for good coordination. If you have practised the songs intensively, something inside you will make the coordination happen automatically.
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