These are the Sunday Zoom songs that have been sung since our Zoom jams began. They are from the Yellow or Blue books, or they were brought (sent to Tom Ehlinger) by one of the jammers. They are not all stored on Dropbox.
What is a Twin Cities Ukulele Club Zoom Jam?
Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool that allows users to meet online. A bunch of us have figured out a way to do a "sort of jam" over Zoom. They are similar to our typical in-person jams, but, since we're not in the same room, with some major differences:
1. We see each other, but only whatever you choose to show on the screen. In gallery view on Zoom it is possible to see almost everyone at once, even though it looks a bit like Hollywood Squares. Zoom can run on a computer, lap top, tablet, ipad, or smart phone.
2. We use the Yellow and Blue books and also the Twin Cities Ukulele Club Dropbox songs. If you don't have any of those, not to worry; someone with the song on their computer can share their screen so everyone in the meeting can see the song.
3. Here's the major difference - Because of the unavoidable delay in communication over the internet, we can converse with each other pretty well, but we can't all play and sing together at the same time. What that means is one person selects a song they will lead (or ask someone else to lead which is perfectly ok too). Then everyone, except the person leading the song, turns off their mics. The leader then plays and sings the song which everyone can hear. You play along however you wish, but only you can hear your own playing and singing. It's sort of like a one-way duet. It will seem a little strange at first, but once you get used to it, it can be really fun because you can sing your heart out without inhibition and experiment with strums, picking, alternate ways of playing chords, etc.
4. In between songs, we chat pretty much as we did (and will do again someday) at the in-person Jams. It's a way for us all to keep in touch and get some uke playing in as well.
Questions or want to participate - TomEhlinger@gmail.com.
1. We see each other, but only whatever you choose to show on the screen. In gallery view on Zoom it is possible to see almost everyone at once, even though it looks a bit like Hollywood Squares. Zoom can run on a computer, lap top, tablet, ipad, or smart phone.
2. We use the Yellow and Blue books and also the Twin Cities Ukulele Club Dropbox songs. If you don't have any of those, not to worry; someone with the song on their computer can share their screen so everyone in the meeting can see the song.
3. Here's the major difference - Because of the unavoidable delay in communication over the internet, we can converse with each other pretty well, but we can't all play and sing together at the same time. What that means is one person selects a song they will lead (or ask someone else to lead which is perfectly ok too). Then everyone, except the person leading the song, turns off their mics. The leader then plays and sings the song which everyone can hear. You play along however you wish, but only you can hear your own playing and singing. It's sort of like a one-way duet. It will seem a little strange at first, but once you get used to it, it can be really fun because you can sing your heart out without inhibition and experiment with strums, picking, alternate ways of playing chords, etc.
4. In between songs, we chat pretty much as we did (and will do again someday) at the in-person Jams. It's a way for us all to keep in touch and get some uke playing in as well.
Questions or want to participate - TomEhlinger@gmail.com.
Steve, leading a jam song.
And, jamming along. Click to enlarge.
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One more time . . .
A very big THANKS to Tom Ehlinger for organizing and leading our Zoom In Place jam! I hear wonderful comments about these jams and the way they are helping people during our Covid-19 Shelter at Home time. |
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Colleen O'Keefe - 5-3 and 4-20
Photo from Sunday 5/3, Another fun zoom jam! And then, just another pandemic Monday 5/4… Oh my, looks like I’m wearing the same clothes LOL!
Photo from Sunday 5/3, Another fun zoom jam! And then, just another pandemic Monday 5/4… Oh my, looks like I’m wearing the same clothes LOL!
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Tony Zoom Jam 4-19-20 I was having so much fun at the Zoom jam that the only photo I remembered to take was this one of myself. Sorry! I won't forget next time. Duh! |
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