Get Thee To a Jam Session

[Randy Stein]

Recently someone contacted me about wanting to learn more traditional music. My usual response was the best way to learn was to attend one of the many sessions or open band sessions around town. Unfortunately the pandemic has stopped almost all of those sessions. 

Back in early 2020 a few friends around the Mid Atlantic and Northeast suggested we do something online and we have met weekly since. To great success I might add. 

We pick a theme. Music is added to a shared Google doc file either as dots or an mp3. Then we meet via Zoom, some picks one of the tunes and we all join in, muted of course. I am lucky the musicians in my online jam pod are exceptional. 

 

Find a friend or two or three and start your own online jam session. It's wonderful. Or if you're aware of one that's open to others, let people know. There is a need and desire.