Likui
Active member
Well I start this thread so you all can share your views about effective jamming.
I've been in quite a few bands b4 and some are good some are bad. Some bands when you go in and jam with them and u come out there's no improvement at all and some there's a bit of improvement and some really great improvement. So what makes all the bands different. These are some ways a band can be good.
A good band leader
This is something like the conductor of an orchestra. Someone who has good musicianship. Not only he/she is proficient in the instrument but also knows about other instruments like the drums , bass and guitar and keyboard and vocal. He/she must know what makes a good drummer a good bassist etc... On top of that he must have good hearing in terms of intonation, tempo and dynamics. So he can point out to the other members about their mistakes. like this part is too soft he will tell the bassist or guitarist or any musician. But of course the other band members also can suggest but ultimately they must agree on a certain tempo, dynamics etc and make sure they are aware of it. Because if you do things subconciously u may or may not get it right, so u must be aware of what u hear and what u play.
Good management
Sometimes band have gigs up coming and time is short so you really need to make the best out of the jamming. Some bands I was in they just play over and over again and after that when things don't go right they say not enough practice. But the thing is after each time playing through it's always the same even if they practice 1000 times there's no diff. What can be done i suppose is ok for eg. At a certain point let's say guitarist timing is out, so what the band leader can do is say, ok the guitarist just play with the drummer alone and so by doing that the guitarist can hear the drummer better but if the guitarist still can't get the timing right what can be done is create some queue notes or queue beats from the drums or other instrument so when the guitarist hear that note or beat he comes in with his riff. Or if someone is playing a wrong note the band leader should immediately stop the band and ask that person to play alone just that part to see if he is able to play if not slow down let that person practice a while 1st b4 u all play together. If there's a certain part someone can't get it right maybe just repeat that part over and over again till he gets it right, starting with a slower tempo would be good then later speed up. (playing the whole song over again is wasting time because he will make the same mistake when he reaches that part) If time permits u all can record the jamming and later hear it to see if anything went wrong.
Good communication
Band members should understand each other. A good practice would be to look at each other especially b4 a new section starts so u all can come in together. Also the band leader can make certain hand signals or certain queue notes or beats that the other memebers can take note. Or if u all have really long solos and need to pass to another like u know jazz stuff or blues. Maybe u can smile at the next member to signal that u are passing on the solo to him I think that would be good.
I've been in quite a few bands b4 and some are good some are bad. Some bands when you go in and jam with them and u come out there's no improvement at all and some there's a bit of improvement and some really great improvement. So what makes all the bands different. These are some ways a band can be good.
A good band leader
This is something like the conductor of an orchestra. Someone who has good musicianship. Not only he/she is proficient in the instrument but also knows about other instruments like the drums , bass and guitar and keyboard and vocal. He/she must know what makes a good drummer a good bassist etc... On top of that he must have good hearing in terms of intonation, tempo and dynamics. So he can point out to the other members about their mistakes. like this part is too soft he will tell the bassist or guitarist or any musician. But of course the other band members also can suggest but ultimately they must agree on a certain tempo, dynamics etc and make sure they are aware of it. Because if you do things subconciously u may or may not get it right, so u must be aware of what u hear and what u play.
Good management
Sometimes band have gigs up coming and time is short so you really need to make the best out of the jamming. Some bands I was in they just play over and over again and after that when things don't go right they say not enough practice. But the thing is after each time playing through it's always the same even if they practice 1000 times there's no diff. What can be done i suppose is ok for eg. At a certain point let's say guitarist timing is out, so what the band leader can do is say, ok the guitarist just play with the drummer alone and so by doing that the guitarist can hear the drummer better but if the guitarist still can't get the timing right what can be done is create some queue notes or queue beats from the drums or other instrument so when the guitarist hear that note or beat he comes in with his riff. Or if someone is playing a wrong note the band leader should immediately stop the band and ask that person to play alone just that part to see if he is able to play if not slow down let that person practice a while 1st b4 u all play together. If there's a certain part someone can't get it right maybe just repeat that part over and over again till he gets it right, starting with a slower tempo would be good then later speed up. (playing the whole song over again is wasting time because he will make the same mistake when he reaches that part) If time permits u all can record the jamming and later hear it to see if anything went wrong.
Good communication
Band members should understand each other. A good practice would be to look at each other especially b4 a new section starts so u all can come in together. Also the band leader can make certain hand signals or certain queue notes or beats that the other memebers can take note. Or if u all have really long solos and need to pass to another like u know jazz stuff or blues. Maybe u can smile at the next member to signal that u are passing on the solo to him I think that would be good.
