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Welcome singers and musicians of all abilities! Community Jams (www.communityjams.org) uses this Meetup community to post events. Visit our new studio is at 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR. To stay updated, please subscribe to our emails at www.communityjams.org
Community Jams is the nonprofit organization that evolved out of Portland Casual Jams. Everyone of all abilities and backgrounds can connect by creating music together. We foster a relaxed, comfortable, and supportive environment where everybody gets a chance to participate and develop their own musical path. Build confidence, develop skills, and enjoy musically collaborating!
We offer open jam sessions almost every day in a customized jam studio in Portland. Each jam is led by an experienced musician. Our sing and play-along jams are easy with the innovative open-source jam web app, bsteele Music App, and our 2000+ song library. (www.bsteele.com/bsteeleMusicApp/)
Check out our calendar of events and rsvp to start connecting through the joy of music!
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CJ Harmony Workshop
CJ Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR, USJoin us for a new vocal harmony coaching session from accomplished teacher and songwriter Anne Weiss. This a valuable part of our Workshop Wednesdays where we will learn how to improve our singing skills!
This session will help singers develop techniques specifically around singing harmony and backup vocals. This is a unique opportunity to build your vocal skills in a friendly, familiar setting! We will be using familiar, popular songs from song charts in our library at at Jamble Studio or bsteele Music App.
All jams start promptly on the hour, with a break at 10 minutes before each hour for adjustments. There is a $20 suggested donation via PayPal and Venmo.
Please visit http://www.communityjams.org for more details on how to stay connected through music, and sign up to get our event updates.15 attendees
Grateful Dead - Thursday Theme Jam
The Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR 97225, Beaverton, OR, USWe'll be jamming the ultimate jam band's repertoire tonight! Copy their style or come up with a new interpretation as we go through our favorites together. Singers please select from our sortable list of song charts here, or review full chart details at bsteele Music App.
The Studio is a digital sound stage where we plug directly into the stage itself! Amps aren't required, but if you wish to bring tone control of your own, feel free! Please do not adjust the sensitive equipment yourself, but instead simply ask for a sound-person to mute the appropriate channels and then assist you.
Musicians with electric instruments, please arrive 15-30 minutes ahead of the event start time for setup. All jams start promptly on the hour, with a break at 10 minutes before each hour for adjustments. There is a $20 suggested donation via PayPal.
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CJ Newcomers and Explorers Jam
The Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR 97225, Beaverton, OR, USFor first-timers, even if you're an experienced player, these are the jams where you get comfortable with our system, our library, and our jam sessions.
Musicians with electric instruments, please arrive 15-30 minutes ahead of the event start time for setup.
Expect lots of question and answers, and lots of opportunities to try things that might be a bit new to you!
The Studio is a digital sound stage where we plug directly into the stage itself! Amps aren't required, but if you wish to bring tone control of your own, feel free! Please do not adjust the sensitive equipment yourself, but instead simply ask for a sound-person to mute the appropriate channels and then assist you.
All jams start promptly on the hour, with a break at 10 minutes before each hour for adjustments. There is a $20 suggested donation via PayPal.
2 attendees
EZ-Lead Slow Jam (Blues, Folk, Americana)
The Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR 97225, Beaverton, OR, USWant to start playing lead with others, but you aren't yet comfortable with more complex songs or keys?
Still getting comfortable with amplification and leads, and need songs that are predictable and comfortable?
These sessions aim to be more akin to 'campfire sessions', easy to follow along, and simple to join in.
Musicians with electric instruments, please arrive 15-30 minutes ahead of the event start time for setup.
These sessions specifically allow our friends to play leads and have fun exploring their instrument, with songs that are iconically easy to jam along with.
Simple blues songs, blues-rock, slower country and folk songs, and campfire songs would all be appropriate. Cowboy chords, sticking to one sharp or flat, and repetitive, simple patterns are the order of the day.
We'll be selecting from a VERY-limited list of simpler songs (instead of our normal library of over 2k options), to help us focus on having more fun nailing down the instrumental sections. Most Beatles songs won't make the cut, but some Tom Petty songs will! Check out the sortable list of song charts in our library at Jamble Studio or bsteele Music App.
There is a $20 suggested donation via PayPal.
2 attendees
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