American Bandmasters Association, The

The American Bandmasters Association (ABA) was formed in 1929 by Edwin Franko Goldman to promote concert band music. Goldman sought to raise esteem for concert bands among musicians and audiences.

A concert band is broadly definable as a relatively large group of brass, woodwind and percussion players who perform in a concert hall. The latter fact distinguishes a concert band from a marching band, and nor is a concert band the same as a symphony orchestra, given its lack of string sections.

A band is a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments. Bands played German marches. A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief. Bands of criminals have been roaming some neighborhoods.

band, (from Middle French bande, “troop”), in music, an ensemble of musicians playing chiefly woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, in contradistinction to an orchestra, which contains stringed instruments.

: a group of musicians playing together. Etymology. Noun. partly from a word of Norse origin meaning "something that binds" and partly from early French bande "stripe"; of Germanic origin.

Etymology. The usage of band as "group of musicians" originated from 1659 to describe musicians attached to a regiment of the army and playing instruments which may be used while marching. This word also used in 1931 to describe "one man band" for people who plays several musical instruments simultaneously.

Teaches focused concentration, grit, cooperation and shared responsibility; gives an emotional outlet. Band is not only good for the brain, but a student's first apprenticeship opportunity.

So while the lead singer may be the one who keeps the melody and gets all adoration, the song would fall apart if it wasn't for that sweet bass line. Bass players are the glue and the rest of the band is just glitter.

noun. a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters. Music. a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type: rock band; calypso band; mariachi band.

So while the lead singer may be the one who keeps the melody and gets all adoration, the song would fall apart if it wasn't for that sweet bass line. Bass players are the glue and the rest of the band is just glitter.

The bass player is the most important member of any band, new research has claimed. The study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that the human brain finds it easier to understand rhythms when played at a lower tone such as on a bass.

Classically, a rock band takes the form of a quartet whose members cover one or more roles, including vocalist, lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer, and often that of keyboard player or other instrumentalist.