{"id":58,"date":"2024-02-19T23:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T23:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2024-03-10T23:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T23:34:25","slug":"etiquette","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"Etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_pb_section--with-menu\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_fullwidth_menu et_pb_fullwidth_menu_0 et_pb_bg_layout_dark  et_pb_text_align_right et_dropdown_animation_fade et_pb_fullwidth_menu--with-logo et_pb_fullwidth_menu--style-left_aligned  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_menu__logo-wrap\">\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"et_pb_menu__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo.png 714w, https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 714px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-47\" \/>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_menu__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_menu__menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"et-menu-nav fullwidth-menu-nav\"><ul id=\"menu-default-menu\" class=\"et-menu fullwidth-menu nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-227\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-home menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-227\"><a href=\"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/\">Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-192\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-184 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-192\"><a href=\"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/?page_id=184\">Events Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-193\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-153 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-193\"><a href=\"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/?page_id=153\">Event Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-68\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-58 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-68\"><a href=\"https:\/\/valleybluegrasssociety.com\/?page_id=58\">Etiquette<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_mobile_nav_menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mobile_nav closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mobile_menu_bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bluegrass Jam Etiquitte<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li>Before joining an existing jam, listen to a tune or two in the background. Join in if you think you can keep up. If not, play quietly in the background.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your instrument is in tune. If you&#8217;re new to digital tuners, be aware that they should be calibrated to A440.<\/li>\n<li>The purpose of jamming is to make bluegrass music and have fun. It is not to play as loud as you can, as fast as you can, or to show off how good a player you are. Listen to others in the jam, and make sure you blend into the music and\/or singing.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t practise your break (solo) in the jam circle. If you&#8217;re playing the melody when it&#8217;s someone else&#8217;s turn to take a break or when someone&#8217;s singing, you&#8217;re stepping on toes. (Note that this is a major difference between bluegrass and Celtic or Old-timey jams.)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t hog the jam. Give everyone a chance to play. Be supportive.<\/li>\n<li>When it&#8217;s your turn to pick a tune, let everyone know the name of the tune, the key, the form (if it&#8217;s an instrumental) and if there are any odd or unusual chord progressions, timing, or rhythm issues. It&#8217;s best and most rewarding to do tunes in generally accepted keys. Songs, however, are usually done in the key selected by the singer. It\u2019s best to pick a key and tempo that suits the tune and the abilities of the other jam participants. (For ideas see Archive of Jam Tune Lists)<\/li>\n<li>If capos are being put on or taken off between tunes, wait a few seconds for people to recheck their tuning.<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t want to take a break on a particular tune, make it obvious, such as by stepping back out of the circle, and letting the person on your left know. No one wants to start their break halfway through.<\/li>\n<li>If you can&#8217;t hear a break or the words of a song, you are playing too loudly. Tone is every bit as important as volume. If the volume is getting &#8220;up there&#8221; on a particular tune, don&#8217;t play. Work on your harmony singing or listening skills.<\/li>\n<li>Listen for the rhythm of the tune or song, get in the groove AND STICK WITH IT. If you find you&#8217;re not in good time, stop playing for a beat or two until you feel the rhythm again. It is next to impossible to pick up the rhythm again, without stopping first.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t have your eyes glued to your instrument. Look around, communicate with your eyes and body. A lot of communication in a jam is very subtle and you need to be alert to catch the signals.<\/li>\n<li>Listen, listen, listen. Listen to the bass and the room as a whole. 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