What is this?
Jam Night is a project by the teVelde School of Music to give its intermediate and advanced students the opportunity to play in an actual band configuration.
What will they play?
We've selected a variety of songs that A) are likely to be known to the
students and B) do not require playing ability that is necessarily
beyond that of our students. Having said that, we also note that the
"Guitar Hero" series of games are very popular with the students, and
they're likely to know all of those songs. So, in the lists that follow, we've listed the songs from Guitar Hero separately.
Where is it?
Currently, we're looking at playing at Echo Artspace
in Grover Beach. All amplification, microphones, keyboards, bass, and
drums are provided. The student needs to bring any music they need.
It's all up on a stage... and we're considering getting some nifty
colored lights for added effect.
When is it?
We're currently looking at Sundays from about 6:00-8:00p.m.
Are you forming a band?
Well, "no" and "yes". The purpose of this isn't to get a bunch of
musicians together and say "go". The purpose is to teach them how to
play as a band,
working with the ebb and flow of the song, using everyone's strengths
and weaknesses to produce a rewarding overall musical experience for
players and audience. It is also to teach them how to conduct
productive, result-oriented rehearsals (as opposed to everyone
gathering in the garage with their instruments and talking about what
went on at school that day). Now, having said that, we would
like to take some of our better players and enter them in a talent
contest or two or maybe play at Farmer's Market in SLO or something.
Note to Parents:
We haven't vetted all of these songs for lyrical content. If you're
worried about "bad words" that your child may hear, please look up the
lyrics for these songs and let us know if you want us to have the song
sung differently or not at all.
Will I get to play on every song?
Depending upon how many students want to play, we may have to resort to
a "reservation" system, where students can sign up to play a certain
instrument on a certain song at the next Jam Night.
Great! Who do we talk to?
You can either talk to Bonnie at the school or email Joe Emenaker at joe@emenaker.com
The songs below are rated by their difficulty at each instrument. "E" for Easy, "I" for Intermediate, and "A" for Advanced.
Songs from "Guitar Hero" and "Guitar Hero II":
You can get Guitar Guru music from this Musicnotes website, and it will take you through the actual song riffs, at gradually faster speeds, until you learn them. They have tablature and fretboards right on the screen that help you learn where on the guitar to play so you don't waste any time guessing. Just click on this link, and you can download the Guitar Guru software to your computer, free. Then, you buy the music that has the "Guitar Guru" symbol on it, and it will work right on your home computer.
