Music we play.For song ideas we commend The ToneWay Project web site http://toneway.com
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Basic Lessons on Playing Music by EarThe Toneway Project has FREE LESSONS and simple tips for playing music by ear.
We use many of them at the Jammalong. The FREE MP3 files of the songs and the FREE PRINT OUT option make getting the lyrics in big print easy as well. These are useful to those starting out who have never played before. Musicians just wanting to know our approach to playing will also benefit from looking through them. PLAYING MUSIC IS FUN - You don't have to learn music theory to play this way. Play it the way you feel it - being part of a group means the group will keep you on track by its own momentum and you can hide in the crowd if you make mistakes. |
What sort of songs?WE ARE WORKING TOWARD KNOWING A COMMON REPITIORE OF SONGS.
The list of songs below are the 100 core songs we are working on learning so we have a common repertoire. This also means people wanting to come can work on something in between jams if they like. By using this approach to the music we play people who come can easily pass information on to other musicians or friends. ITS A WIN WIN! JAMMALONG IN CANBERRA is part of the TONEWAY COMMUNITY you can also join if you choose too: http://toneway.com/community Check out other events on TONEWAY or create your own at: http://toneway.com/community/explore |
Try it - click on a song in the list below
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BUT I HAVE MY OWN SONGS YOU SAY!No problem - bring them along and be prepared to teach them to other people. You can bring photocopies to share if you like. JAMMALONG IS ABOUT SHARING MUSIC WITH OTHERS SO THEY CAN JOIN IN AND PLAY ALONG WITH YOU.
Songs with easy chords and simple chord progressions work best. Avoid hard chords and chord progressions. The group plays medium and slower tempo songs well as everyone can keep up when the songs are new to some. |
About this list
These 100 songs represent some of the best and most commonly played mountain music songs. They're featured on the Toneway Project songbooks and CD series that can be purchased if you want to go that way.
The songs here are variously called bluegrass songs, old-time songs, mountain music songs, folk songs which can be called people music. They are old, pre-radio songs. Many come from the rich musical traditions of 19th-century Appalachia and have a special “stood the test of time” quality to them.
While most are in the public domain, a few may not be - it can be very hard to tell sometimes. Some are traditional songs with no known author, others were originally old parlor songs that have gone out of copyright. However, they are all “traditional” in the sense that they have entered the oral tradition.
We use this list so people who don’t know each other have some common easily accessible material to refer to. People can also bring their own material. If you have print-outs of the songs you want to introduce to the group (with the chords and lyrics), that will help others to play along. Alternatively, tell others what key the song is in and provide a brief explanation of the song structure and chord progressions.
The songs here are variously called bluegrass songs, old-time songs, mountain music songs, folk songs which can be called people music. They are old, pre-radio songs. Many come from the rich musical traditions of 19th-century Appalachia and have a special “stood the test of time” quality to them.
While most are in the public domain, a few may not be - it can be very hard to tell sometimes. Some are traditional songs with no known author, others were originally old parlor songs that have gone out of copyright. However, they are all “traditional” in the sense that they have entered the oral tradition.
We use this list so people who don’t know each other have some common easily accessible material to refer to. People can also bring their own material. If you have print-outs of the songs you want to introduce to the group (with the chords and lyrics), that will help others to play along. Alternatively, tell others what key the song is in and provide a brief explanation of the song structure and chord progressions.