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Jams
Come join our jams!
There will be a lot of spontaneous jamming during the
camp, and you’re certainly welcome to jump into them.
However, if you feel intimidated, unsure, inexperienced,
or just plain nervous, we have some jams just for you.
Keep in mind that playing at home is one thing; making
music with others really takes you to a new level. At
first it may be a little scary, but it’ll soon turn into
a lot of fun. Some reasons you might hesitate:
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“They’re going to hear me mess up.” No, they’re all
busy trying to do their own thing. Very rarely in
the average jam does anyone even hear the stuff
you’re doing, since they’re worried about their own.
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“I’ll make mistakes.” Yes, you probably will, as
everyone does, and if you’re not beating the
daylights out of your instrument, you’re the only
one who will hear them.
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“I’ll be put on the spot.” No, in a jam, you can
always choose to hang back. If anyone calls on you
to take a solo, a shake of your head is a perfectly
legitimate response.
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“I can’t keep up.” Maybe so, maybe not. If you
can’t, you can still play the chords or notes that
sound OK to you as the music passes by.
The fact is that just like that cold water, it’s
sometimes a bit scary to jump in the first time, but
once you’re used to it, you’re telling everyone that
they should jump in; what a bunch of weenies!
OK, so here are our jams. Try them out—trust us!
Our jams
for 2012 are not yet finalized, but you can
click here
to see a list of last year's classes; this year's will
be very similar.
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