What if any, is the difference between a band or a group?


My personal feeling is a band consists of 4 or more artists. A group, 3 or less.

Any thoughts if this is a distinction that has any merit?
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     A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.  I can vouch for the appropriateness of this name after taking 4 of them to Chucky Cheeses for Elmo's birthday. 
      Three or more geese flocking on the ground is a gaggle; three or more geese flocking in the air are a skein. Here are a few more off the top of my head:
  • Cattle: mob or herd
  • Cheetas: coalition
  • Colts: rag or rake
  • Deer: herd or parcel
  • Dogs: litter (if they're puppies), pack (if they're wild), or cowardice (if they're curs)
  • Dolphins: pod
  • Donkeys: pace
  • Elephants: herd, parade, or memory
  • Elk: gang
  • Ferrets: business, hob (male), jill (female), kit (babies)
  • Foxes: leash, skulk, or earth (this is the oddest of all group names in my opinion)
  • Giraffes: tower
  • Gnus: implausibility
  • Goats: trip, drove, herd, flock, or tribe
  • Gorillas: troop or band
  • Hedgehogs: array
  • Hippopotamuses: thunder or bloat
  • Hyenas: clan or cackle
     Oh, did you mean musical groups and bands?
Sorry,
 Tim