clunkie66 Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 Have been playing for three years or so and jam with once a week with a group of infinitely more experienced musicians. Also have been practicing with a 5 piece with a view to start gigging soon. Although I have played a few gigs (mostly successful) and am improving slowly but steadily, I have never had the balls to play at a jam night. Last night I took my drummer along to a local open mic for moral support, and lo and behold, managed to play for half an hour with no problems. Some material I knew, but some the house band guitarist showed me the chords. It helped that there were only a couple of other musicians in the pub so didn't feel intimidated. That was a big deal for me, especially as I'm in my early 50s! Onwards and upwards... 23 1 Quote
ahpook Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 Hey, well done. It's going to do your confidence wonders with that under your belt...well played that bassist ! 👍 1 Quote
clunkie66 Posted October 4, 2019 Author Posted October 4, 2019 Will deffo be going back next time our Thursday jam is cancelled! 1 Quote
uk_lefty Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 Onwards and upwards! Great way to hone the chops. 1 Quote
DanOwens Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 I feel open mics, jams or any number of by-the-seat-of-your-pants experiences are of such great value to our development. I used to play a lot of jazz; now I do a lot of accompaniment on the fly at open mics. I absolutely love it, and the workout of rapidly decoding whats going on whilst trying to play something that sounds good... well I'd take that over rehearsing the same tunes again and again! 2 Quote
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