How To Start A Rock Band In High School

Are you a young musician looking to start a band? Maybe a guitar player, drummer, singer? Here's a few tips that I have to get you going on your journey to playing rock n roll music.

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Punk Rock 101 is a video podcast series designed to help musicians, specifically playing rock music, on their journey. I have (and continue) to be a DIY musician that has toured the country, played major festivals, recorded a ton of music, as well as been a music teacher for several years. This is my way of sharing some of my experiences as a musician to hopefully help others on their journey.

[thecricketcommentator]

Just wanna let you guys know, this is possible with this advice. I’m a guitarist and a singer and I’ve always been a big fan of Skiffle. I’m British (obviously), and it’s mostly a dead genre here. But I found a bunch of people who wanted to revive the genre. I met a drummer and we made a bass with a wooden box. I also met this guy who can play really good lead guitar. So now we do talent gigs around Manchester, and I’ve never been happier. I’m year 11 (or sophomore for Americans)

[ykwtheydotglusip]

The friends tip is really good I don’t have many friends but enough for a band and the fact that your already know them really well is so damm helpful

[ValuesNotFound]

Im a Bassist, I met some guys a year or so ago, the Guitarist is the oldest of us, me and the Drummer are the same age, we don’t have a lead singer though, it’s just the three of us, I want to play more fast paced high tempo hardcore punk, the guitarist has similar wants too, the drummer doesn’t care, as long as it’s music for him, there’s no live music anywhere here, and the only band around is us, there’s two or three local bars that we’ll try to play when we’re all legal age to do so

[alexzemaitis]

I’m 17 years old, have had played guitar and singing for a 3 years and currently trying to start a pop-punk/melodic hardcore band. Hopefully I can a lead guitarist, bassist, and drummer soon.

[ludwigvangraff]

I would love to hear about electric guitar, I’m getting it in 2 days

[HannahsMusicAndNovels]

My friends play violin & edm pad, trumpet, my brother's tryna play a ukulele he bought from 5 Below, my sister's tryna play a keyboard also from 5 Below, I have a guitar that's too small for me, and my singing voice isn't the best it could be. This oughta be an interesting band lol 😂

[sugar_the_ghost]

This is some pretty good advice. My friend and I both play guitar while I sing and right now we are looking for a drummer for the band. Its been a bit hard because our old drummer in our old band moved away so now we just have to start fresh which Im okay with its just going to take a bit to get started. Thanks for the advice Im gonna use it to see if I can find a drummer maybe even a bass player. (We might do a sleater kinney type of thing because of the lack of bass)

[seismic_igneel]

green eggs and mayhem is a brilliant band name

[Dudenobody]

Very helpful dude! I’m 16 and I want to start a metal band. Have you done any videos about singing and being a singer?

[caitlingill]

I’m 19 and in college but this is still super helpful!

[gamestopholdmusic]

i’m not like other high schoolers.. I’m 24 years old :P

[exquillibarbaine]

Dude your so underrated for some reason! I would love to hear stories about you and bands and stuff!

[gogozeppeli]

i wish i lived in the universe of bocci the rock or k on
and i wish my mom would let me get the drums i want so much, my heart just isn’t in guitar 😭

[App.ollo_]

Me as a bassist watching the start of this video: 😢

[Jnarrator]

my dad was in a jazz band and now his son (me) wants to start a punk rock band i am a total disapointment

[harspry.quen]

i actually know a few people in school with same interests in music, they actually play instruments, are interested in starting a band (overheard a convo lol) and they seem so damn cool to hang out with n stuff but my dumbass has social anxiety :') (gotta put myself together fr)

[superhall]

Bro non of my friends like the same music as me which sucks

[rhvno]

I've always dreamed and imagined of being on a band with my friends. But it will forever be just my imagination.
My friends have no musical talent and they are not interested with music.

[andykerass]

Wheres the vid, .. "how to start a band in your mid 40's"?? 😅

[kentucky]

Issue I don't want people from my school because none of them like the kind of Hard-core metal I do it's the only high-school in my county and there's only 500 students