Hello, Guitar people, and welcome to another edition of JayBone's corner.
I want to talk about the importance of working with other musicians. There are many things we can learn by getting with other musicians and "jamming" on some tunes.
"Jamming" simply means to get together with other musicians and work on some songs together. First of all, it's alot of fun and secondly it's a great way to learn new songs and techniques, ESPECIALLY the issue of timing. The quickest way to "jam" is to pick a song that either A.) you all know how to perform and/or B.) is easy enough that you can teach it to any fellow musicians.
For my students it's a good way to put into practice the things you are learning during your weekly lessons. In fact some of my weekly lessons include some "jamming" together with a drum machine so the student can learn what it means to perform "in time" with another musician.
In my years as a performing musician I have found that the best way to improve something I need to work on is to find someone who is better at it than I am and then work on it. For example, timing and precise picking have always been challenges for me. To improve my timing I began practicing with a metronome and performing music with drummers who use a metronome. To improve the precision of my picking I "jammed" with my friend Tony Smotherman, who was recently signed to Favored Nations Record Label. Tony is much better than I am at the techniques required for precise picking; his teaching helped me tremendously.
There is no substitute for "jamming" with other musicians. It is our hope that each of you will get involved in "jamming" with other musicians as soon as possible. In fact, I am pleased to tell you that in 2011 the Friese Studio of music will be introducing a program designed to put together groups of musicians in band(s)... more details to come.
Thank you,
Jay "Bone" Fettinger
Guitar Instructor
912-552-2522
jayfettinger@tds.net
http://www.myspace.com/guitarmanjay
Lead Guitarist
Dennys Revenge Band
www.dennysrevenge.com
www.myspace.com/dennysrevenge
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