Deciding between hiring a DJ or a live band for your wedding reception is one of the challenges many couples face when planning for their wedding day. It is a question that largely depends on your budget, taste and preference or personality. Let us look at the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a band at your wedding then look at the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a DJ for your wedding.
Benefits of having a live band
A live band gives you the opportunity to enjoy the dynamics of live performance. A good wedding band can actually perform incredibly well and even set a celebration tone for your wedding. When you decide to have a band for your wedding you must book early with the particular band in order for the band to adequately
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However, when looking for band, ensure that the band can play music that the two of you love. Variety of music is important at your reception ceremony. This is because the reception will take hours to come to an end and there will be people of all ages. Therefore, the band should be up to task to entertain all your guests.
Customized music
This is by far the biggest advantage a band can have over a DJ. A band has the ability to come up with a customized song or music for the couple of the day and still make it exciting for the guests as well.
Bands can read the mood of the crowd
If the crowd or guests are getting a little bored with the music being played the band can quickly hype the situation and get the crowd, dancing to their music again.
You do not necessarily need a source of power for a band to perform. They can use electrical equipment if there is a source of power or use equipment that does not use electricity.
Disadvantages
A band is costly
In most cases, the cost of hiring a band is higher than hiring a DJ. In a band you might be charged per person performing at the wedding. This means that if the band has four members you will be charged per member not a flat rate. This can be very
However, a band is the more expensive option. Finding a good band that plays the type of music you want takes more
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Marching band consists of musicians who march in either a military style or corps style on a field. The musicians put on a show with music, marching, and visuals, and compete in competitions. Marching bands usually wear uniforms with their organization's colors, marching shoes, hats, plumes, etc. In a high school or college marching band, putting together a show is an important part of football games. On the other hand, concert band or a symphonic band is a sit-down ensemble that generally plays classic music and concert marches.
This article is about the Big Band Sounds. Big band music got its origins in Swing and Jazz. This type of music was most popular in the 1930's and 1940's. Big Bands usually consisted of anywhere from 10 to 25 instruments. Some of the great musical sound and some of the great musicians associated with it Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
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This includes the piano all the way to the backup singers. The lead guitar usually plays single notes within the melody. The rhythm guitar usually play chords in a rhythmic pattern. The bass guitar typically provides a strong beat with the drummer. This usually is going to always be related to the rhythm.
Many speakeasies, or illegal nightclubs where alcoholic beverages were sold during the Prohibition era, were opened to accommodate the growing party crowds [Dictionary.com]. In The Great Gatsby, jazz music was used to calm party guests and create a welcoming and fun atmosphere. In the book, Gatsby says,“We'll have Klipspringer play the piano,” and Nick mentions the use of a full band, “by seven o’clock the orchestra has arrived, no thin five-piece affair, but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos, and low and high drums.” These musicians did not make up a soporific symphonic orchestra. This orchestra played swinging and dance-worthy music that induced excitement and joviality in partygoers.
The education that is enforce in our band is to be able to hear every instrument that is playing. If a certain instrument has a solo we are automatic suppose to play soft. There is a diagram in the concert band activity that we are suppose to follow. The type of music that is played in concert band is mostly classical. The uniform we wear is always slacks with a black blouse but it has to be black no matter what.
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When the question is brought up, “What does band mean to you?” I immediately think of the responsibility, hard work, and dedication and band has given me the chance to learn and strengthen. In addition to these life skills are many others, such as leadership, teamwork, and friendship. The Force has made more than just a difference in my high school career, it has impacted my life and has provided me with skills that will follow me throughout my life. Band means to supporting each other as we work through the hard times and grow closer as a family. Band means working hard and taking on responsibility for yourself. It also means being dependable, that people can count on you and your ability to achieve the unthinkable.
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This semester I have experience many live musical performances. Some of these performances have let me down but for the most part, these performances have been everything I ever expected. My two favorite performances this semester were Festival Vallenato and Ultra Music Festival. Although these two types of music are different in every way possible, the people and the performers are exactly where I feel I am in the right place.
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