New and Radical Jamming Ideas
Being new to jamming and new to playing music I have introduced some new ideas to the whole jamming operation.
1) A white board. I use the whiteboard to write down chord progressions and scales so that I can remember where I am or where I am supposed to be while jamming. I found myself asking someone to lead me to where we were during songs because I couldn't tell a C from an F by ear or by sight. Now I just write the progression down and follow along. If I get lost I can pretty easily figure out where I need to be. Plus I use it to practice with when not jamming.
The Jammin' Whiteboard
The whiteboard is a pretty nerdy thing, but it makes good sense so it will be a fixture at my jams from now on.
2) A Yahoo group. I have created a Yahoo group for various reasons, but mostly because it kind of makes sense to use something for communicating to the group of guys that I jame with. The group is a website that has a bunch of cool stuff, like a calendar, a message board, a photo album, and a file area. Now we can post messages about songs we want to play, schedule the jams in a calendar, post the pictures from the jam, and post MP3 files of recordings of our jam.
It seems quite simple and useful, but still a little nerdy.
These are my jamming innovations. Feel free to use them at your jams.
1) A white board. I use the whiteboard to write down chord progressions and scales so that I can remember where I am or where I am supposed to be while jamming. I found myself asking someone to lead me to where we were during songs because I couldn't tell a C from an F by ear or by sight. Now I just write the progression down and follow along. If I get lost I can pretty easily figure out where I need to be. Plus I use it to practice with when not jamming.
The Jammin' Whiteboard
The whiteboard is a pretty nerdy thing, but it makes good sense so it will be a fixture at my jams from now on.
2) A Yahoo group. I have created a Yahoo group for various reasons, but mostly because it kind of makes sense to use something for communicating to the group of guys that I jame with. The group is a website that has a bunch of cool stuff, like a calendar, a message board, a photo album, and a file area. Now we can post messages about songs we want to play, schedule the jams in a calendar, post the pictures from the jam, and post MP3 files of recordings of our jam.
It seems quite simple and useful, but still a little nerdy.
These are my jamming innovations. Feel free to use them at your jams.
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