WW sounds perfect for my situation except for bringing my own audience to the actual gig.
I've been playing over a long time, but have spent most of that time just noodling. Just starting to get right back into it. For these jam nights, what kind of skill level is expected? We used to have a garage band in High School and did a few performances, nothing spectacular. Really miss playing with a bassist, drummer, vocalist. How good do you have to be to get involved?
Say I might be able to play ACDC songs, but not the solos. I could learn them if I had a group to play with. Is it suggested you get a repotoire of songs you can absolutley nail before participating? Or do you just sign up for the WW course?
Why I ask is that last time I performed it was in church and I got told off for not playing all the extended/ polychords to Amazing Grace. The singer, a NIDA student, said, "I need those extra notes to harmonise with." So I'm a bit afraid of hooking up and not playing the exact chords and inversions used in the original songs for instance, especially if I've worked them out by ear.
I'd eventually like to meet some people (drummer/ bassist/ singer) who enjoy playing for fun, and then if we sound good enough to eventually do an occasional gig. But mainly who have day jobs and just want to play for the buzz of playing together in a group.
Any advice?
