We had our biggest ever beginner's jam tonight with a total of 16 participants. This jam session is for anyone who wants to learn how to play with other people. Tonight, we talked specifically about the Nashville number system, how to tell when you are supposed to take a break, how to "cue" someone else to take a break, song structure, chord structure, what a tag and a turnaround is, how to handle a "Jam Hog," do's and don'ts for several different jam situations, how to kick-off and end specific songs, and more.
We practiced Worried Man Blues, Gold Watch and Chain, Jambalaya, Rebel Soldier, and Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms. We talked about how to take a fake break on each of the instruments: fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin. There were quite a few really good questions, then everyone stayed for a while to "open jam" while I made practice CDs for everyone with all of the songs.
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