Preregistration for our Spring '25 Jam Session (current band members) will begin November 15th. Students must be recommended by their BSM instructor, and spots will be offered as they become available. Students from outside of Ballantyne School of Music may audition for openings beginning December 1st.
Current BSM students must have a strong understanding of key and time signatures, familiarization with guitar/bass fretboard, keyboard, drumset, melody/harmony, depending on their instrument, and be recommended by their current music instructor. Our program is open to students from outside of BSM. However, students will need to audition, to determine if they are ready for the program.
In addition to learning performance techniques, students will also create a band name, pre-sell tickets, and learn what it takes to market their band to draw a great crowd to a venue.
We've played at some of Charlotte's most popular music venues such as Amos' Southend, The Chop Shop, The Double Door, Neighborhood Theatre and Visulite Theatre... just like regional and national bands! This gives students an opportunity to work with some of the best sound and lights professionals in the Charlotte area, so that they can get the BIG PICTURE of performing like a rock star!
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Congratulations to our Jam Session musicians for incredible performances on June 9th!!
Our next performance will be Winter Jam '24 on December 8th at Amos' Southend!
Jam Session Tuition
$429 - Members* (includes 8 presale tickets)
$479 ~ Non-members (includes 8 presale tickets)
~ Commemorative Band Tshirts are provided with paid tuition for all band members and can be purchased for $20 for family members ~
* A member is a student who is currently enrolled in private music lessons with a Ballantyne School of Music instructor. All Jam Session musicians are required to be working with a private music instructor (at BSM or another studio), in order to participate in the program.
This fall, we will be offering a weekly, after-school jamming opportunity for singers, guitar players, drummers and keyboard players ages 8-12 who want to learn how to jam with others! This program is a springboard into our Jam Session performance program.
Our Kidz Jam Band Klub will meet on Friday afternoons, 4:30-6:00pm at our Ballantyne Corners location!
Refer to our Group Classes page for more info!
Our Jam Sessions program is known as south Charlotte's BEST, because we show students ages 10-18 how to take what they've learned in private lessons to the next level and make it FUN!
Students who enroll in Jam Sessions learn how to create a crowd-pleasing set list, develop unique solos to make the song their own, and play dynamically to engage the audience. It's a true performance course, which will take students from "player" to "performer" in 8-9 focused weeks of band rehearsals!