Green Apple Folk Music Society

Acoustic Folk Music Jams

Sundays 2:00 – 4:00

At the Harmony Café

233 E. College Avenue
Appleton, Wisconsin

Acoustic stringed instruments strongly encouraged with few exceptions

Our ideas about folk music are very broad including acoustic styles such as bluegrass, blues, country, Celtic, folk, gospel, old-timey and singer-songwriter

Refer to the Ten Jammandments for jamming courtesy rules

http://www.greenapplefolk.org/

Green Apple Folk Music Society

The Ten Jammandments

I. THOU SHALT TUNE THY INSTRUMENT.
Electronic tuners make this easy.

II. THOU SHALT KEEP STEADY RHYTHM.
Count beats if necessary.

III. THOU SHALT TAKE TURNS CHOOSING SONGS.
Announce the key. Vocalists always choose their key.

IV. THOU SHALT NOT SPEED.
Start songs at a reasonable tempo.
Speed up according to abilities.

V. THOU SHALT SIGNAL WHO HAS THE SOLO.
Follow a pattern when taking solo leads.

VI. THOU SHALT LISTEN TO OTHERS.
If you can't hear the lead, consider yourself too loud.

VII. THOU SHALT WELCOME OTHERS.
Include everyone in your jam.
Help everyone sound as good as they can.

VIII. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL OTHER MUSICIANS
FROM AN ACTIVE JAM.
With time, players move around anyway.

IX. THOU SHALT TRY NEW MATERIAL.
Original & different tunes are OK occasionally.

X. THOU SHALT BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS.
Help and encourage beginners.  Play at their tempo.

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