Spring Guitar, Bass & Ukulele Recital

Spring Guitar, Bass & Ukulele Recital


Our instructor (and owner) Joey Archer had a great recital with his guitar, bass and ukulele students. As a studio we strive to teach music that challenges AND interests the students. Many of the songs that were performed were chosen by the student and the instructor together. We covered the whole range from Pop to Metal.

We had performances by students who have been playing less than a year, all the way up to students who have been taking lessons for 6-7 years. We also had three Skype performances by students who moved away but still wanted to study with Joey (see photos below).

We are lucky to be friends with a fantastic photographer, Joel Sorrell @ Sorrell Design and Photography. He took photos of the performances and we even did a fun photo booth.

Some highlights were…

  • Tom Sawyer by Rush – Performed by Abbey. Abbey has had only been studying bass with Joey for less than a year! Truly remarkable progress in such a short time. There is a part in the middle where she nailed a solo that she had been working hard on for quite some time. We are very proud of you Abbey!

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  • Shamane performed three very advanced pieces – Cherry Blossom Ending by Paul Yoon, Distance by Gogo Satoshi, and Friday by Paul Yoon. All very challenging and executed very well.

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  • Shofukan by Snarky Puppy – Performed by Jaden. Another talented bass student who made a lot of progress in a short time. Jaden is a big fan of Snarky Puppy so Shofukan was a great choice. It has some challenging parts. Give it a listen.

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  • Grady performed an original Jam in C and Cm. He shredded and wow’d the crowd with his melodies and solos.

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For several students, this was their first performance

Isaac at 8 years old performed Banana Pancakes on his Ukulele

Natalie sang and performed Best Day by Taylor Swift on her guitar

Gabby performed Sparks by Coldplay

Jacob performed Love Yourself by Justin Bieber

 

There were many more memorable moments and photos. See below. Again a big shout out and thanks to our friends at Sorrell Design.

Student Recital Performance – Julia

Student Recital Performance – Julia

Julia is one of our talented students who can sing beautifully and play guitar at the same time.  This is not as easy as it sounds. Songs are often memorized and then practiced until you can focus on singing and playing together. As a student Julia works hard at each song she learns.  Some of these include this song I See Fire (Ed Sheeran), Blackbird (The Beatles), The Bed I Made (Allen Stone), Father’s Father (The Civil Wars), Dust to Dust (The Civil Wars), The One The Got Away (The Civil Wars), Stolen Dance (Milky Chance) and many more.  Here is a video of her performing at one of our guitar recitals.  

At Jammin’ Music Studios students are given the opportunity to perform in the Olympia and Lacey area at coffee shops, Lakefair and the like.  At this particular recital a full band stand band was used for the performances.  All the students did very well and we are proud of them!

http://www.jamminmusicstudios.com/guitar/ for more information or contact us today to sign up.

Student Blog | Ben – Second Lesson

Student Blog | Ben – Second Lesson

Week 2, Joey didn’t disappoint. As a fan of rock and roll, Joey wasted no time teaching me songs I like and got me playing exactly what I was hoping to play. Both lessons we started with the basics.

For the second lesson, he gave me two songs to work on, Seven Nation Army and Ironman. We also worked more on how I’m holding the guitar and posture – making sure nothing else is supporting the guitar but me. And just like my first lesson, my futile attempts at playing the new songs were atrocious! Thank God for homework… after a few days at home, I got those songs down too.

The great thing is that with the short amount of time I’ve been playing, I’m already teaching others the songs I’ve learned. The lessons are easy and make sense and it was easy to teach my brother how to play.

-Ben