Learn How to Jam

Live Music Workshop

A hands-on event to improve your performance

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About the Workshops

If you want to build your confidence as a live performer, join us in our hands-on practical workshops.

In these special events we will cover various aspects such as:

Understanding on-stage techniques
Using commonalities to quickly expand your repertoire
Develop the fundamentals of different genres - blues, funk, jazz, rock and country
Learn what to do when things go wrong
Build skills in on-stage communication

Approx 15 Spaces available per workshop

Vocals x3
Guitar x4
Bass x2
Keys x2
Drums x2
Harmonica/Horns/Misc

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First-Time Jam Night Survival Guide

New to jam nights? They can feel intimidating, but they’re one of the best ways to grow as a musician. From Ashfield to Hornsby, Crows Nest to Berowra, Sydney jam nights are thriving. Here’s a survival guide for your first jam—covering everything from gear etiquette and solos to protecting your ears and supporting the local scene.

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Different Types of 12-Bar Progressions

Blues jams run on short phrases, quick looks, borrowed grooves and half-said instructions. The Blues Jam Handbook explains what those references usually mean on the bandstand.

What Is A Train Beat?

A train beat is a rolling rhythm that gives the band forward motion without turning everything into a race. Useful, exciting and very easy to overcook.

Common Blues Jam Hand Signals

Blues jam hand signals are not universal law. They are practical bandstand shortcuts for stops, endings, dynamics, solos and chord movement.

What Do Musicians Mean By Chicago Blues?

Chicago blues at a jam usually means amplified band blues: guitar, harp, piano or second guitar, bass and drums working as one tough little machine.

What Is a Texas Shuffle?

"Let's make this one Texas." Four words you'll hear at blues jams all over the world. They're not asking for a song. They're describing a feel.

The Blues Jam Handbook: Understanding The Language Of A Blues Jam

Blues jams run on short phrases, quick looks, borrowed grooves and half-said instructions. The Blues Jam Handbook explains what those references usually mean on the bandstand.

Got My Mojo Working – The Ultimate Blues Jam Guide

If you hang around blues jams long enough, someone is going to call Got My Mojo Working by Muddy Waters.

And when they do, you’d better be ready.

This song is a Chicago blues classic and one of the most played jam session tunes of all time. It’s loud, it swings, it’s repetitive in the best way, and it gives everyone space to shine.

Here’s everything you need to jam it with confidence.

How to Communicate Chords Quickly With a Band - The Nashville Numbering System

Have you ever heard musicians on stage say a bunch of numbers, like they’re talking in code?

“Okay it’s a standard two five one, watch the dominant six on the turnaround…”

Welcome to the Nashville numbering system.