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June 26, 2018 at 4:46 pm #102982
With new members daily and Alberto’s recent Blues Jam success I thought it might be time again to share this old video.
-Bryce
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June 26, 2018 at 9:02 pm #102989
This is absolutely on point advice and describes the same experience here in Florida almost as if we were attending the same Jam with the same general rules. Can’t stress how helpful some of these tips are. I really believer if you follow what Bryce is saying here, there’s no way you could go wrong. The biggest blocker to all of this is our own silly fear, as soon as we find a way to get past that we are free. Humility is key, not only here, but in so many aspects of life-it’s good practice all the way around, I really liked what Bryce shared here. I think there are many players on this site that can easily play live jams. For me there is no better feeling in the world than connecting with other people through music, and no better way to experience that than in a live jam setting. Hope to hear about all the different Jam experiences people are having all over the world.
Play Loud!
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July 1, 2018 at 3:44 am #103517
Hi Bryce,
Many thanks for this.Sounds like good, sage advice.
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July 1, 2018 at 3:45 am #103519
Thanks for watching. I learned much of that through hard knocks.
-Bryce
Anchorage, Alaska
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July 9, 2018 at 10:28 am #104265
Bryce that was excellent information dude,gosh I wish I had a jam ting her in my little town in Ireland,iv never heard of this type of get together and I must say I love the idea,I watched you play one of your jams on YouTube and man your excellent so confident and sounded really cool,I also heard Alberto jam and man he shone,I have a question for you,when I play for family it’s normally at a barbecue our house party where most people have beer and get loud and sing along with me so if I mess up the chords our hit a bum note it’s all good no1 notices,when your part of a jam do you ever mess up and like is it a big deal if you do? Ideally we’d all like to play note for note perfect but that’s not always the way it goes,thanks for sharing your experience bryce
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July 9, 2018 at 7:19 pm #104295
Fantastic advice Bryce. I really enjoyed that.
Jim J
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October 21, 2018 at 1:48 pm #114747
Thank you Bryce, I was asked a few months ago to attend an open mic nite by an old friend. I have not done it yet, same old thing knees are knocking together to much. Anyway, this was a great help, now I at least have an idea what to expect and more important what is expected of me. Putting some songs together now maybe one day I will show up just to shake hands and see if I fit in.
Thanks again
J-JMontana, USA
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October 30, 2018 at 1:25 am #115257
Thanks Bryce. I went to a jam last night and I was SO nervous. Millions of things can happen and did. My guitar did not sound loud enough…not sure if the patch cord was faulty or my pick-up?? Then my voice was not back to normal after a couple of colds. Unexpected things happen almost every time. Another aspect of jamming that also is important is to let everyone know how it’s going to end. Once around or twice, or whatever….and then, so important to wait until the host gives you the nod that you are turned off. (I got the nod but had NOT been turned of) Yikes…. great venue though…we’s be back!
Blues forever!
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October 30, 2018 at 10:13 am #115285
Hey CC!
Congrats on having the courage to jam! This is huge!
I hear you about how things can go wrong. My first jam I was too quiet too. In my opinion it better to be too quiet than too loud. Don’t worry, you will get this ironed out.
The one thing no one told me is you can’t practice at home by yourself how to play live. You have to learn to manage your volume, deal with technical difficulties, and listen to what is being played all in real time. You are never going to be prepared for everything. Just know it gets easier the more you do it. You are going to have good and bad days at it.
As far as endings go on songs, at my jam it is always up in the air and sometimes I just don’t play them as we have 4 other people playing and me playing could add to the confusion. When I lead the song I lead the endings. There are a couple of standard endings in the blues you can learn. Just listen while at the jam you will hear them.
Congrats again to you on jamming! Keep it up! Your technical difficulties will be far and few between and you will get those endings down the more you play with the same people.
Happy Picking!
-Bryce
Anchorage, Alaska
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