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Hi my fellow active melody friends. Brian thank you for all the great lesson. Guys I wanted to ask you. How did you find people to start playing with? I been playing for awhile and this year I want to start meeting people that love music and want to play. Just not sure where to start. I have asked a few people I know that play, but they never show up. Any guidance I would love. Thank you all.
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Hi Amador,
Ever since I started learning with Active Melody just over 7 years ago, I’ve kept my ears open to anyone talking guitar. That’s how I met a few people at the dog park and workplace that play and have been collaborating with one of them on a regular basis, needless to say we became music friends.
I also found someone looking for people to jam with on Craigslist/community/musicians. I join the meetup a few times and found some like-minded people over there too and we started our own little “jams in the park” circle. And since we often jam in a small neighborhood park, people just come up to us and eventually join us as well with their skills. I’ve met some really good players, singers, and entertainers that way 🙂
You could also find a local guitar teacher/musician and see if they know of any jam happenings in the area.
It may take a little while but once you put yourself out there, you’ll find someone. Good luck! 🙂🎸JoLa
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I live in a village suburb of Auckland called Devonport, not a very large population, but there are an amazing amount of music groups and creative people here. First, we have a local Facebook group called “Devonport Locals”, and that is common in many small towns around the world. You can just post something like “Anyone interested in a guitar jam?” and you will get replies. There is also a community center which holds an open mic night every Friday. About 50+ people attend every Friday. About 10-15 sign up and do a couple of performance, some solo, some duets, etc. It’s not scary to go up and perform, because there are always quite a few people less skilled than me, and probably you. By attending these open mic sessions, you soon get to know other local musicians who love to get together and jam.
And here’s a weird coincidence: There are only 3 people in New Zealand who are AM members, as far as I know. I messaged one of them and found that he lives only 3 blocks from me. We get together sometimes for an afternoon jam session.
Sunjamr Steve
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Go to open Mic Nights-anywhere
Guitar stores often have a monthly jam night
Many of us on Active Melody do remote collaboration/recording
Busk-Do street corners for tips-you will meet your future band mates
School of Rock-or something like it will get you playing with othersBut be careful for what you wish-participating in a band is like having another family… it can be very demanding and fraught with conflict 🙂
John
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I just moved to a city, Baltimore, where I didn’t really know anyone. One of the first things I did was google “jazz jam Baltimore” and “blues jam Baltimore”. Through that I found a number of active groups and have since been attending a Monday night Django jam at a really cool and historic bar. The players there are all really good and I feel like I’m drinking from a fire hose every Monday, but I know that over time it will make me a better player.
I’ve also been going to a fiddle tunes jam at the same spot, which is totally different for me but fun to wrap into an old style of music.
It may take trying several groups to find your spot. Some places are more performance based like Open Mics, which can be a bit of a pressure cooker and tough to do if you don’t sing, and some are more just folks sitting around with instruments.
But I’m sure there are opportunities out there once you start looking.
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