What are the average age and skill levels for the jam camp?
Susie, Average age is hard to guess, but at different jam camps we’ve had age ranges from under 10 to well over 70. All ages are welcome of course. Typically a fair proportion are over 50, and usually not too many people under 20. For each camp, I don’t know until I get there. I really don’t consider it much of a factor in my teaching, As for skill level, again, all skill levels are welcome. The only prerequisite is the ability to change smoothly and quickly between simple chords like G, C, and D. Again, I don’t know the skill levels until I get there, but typically there are quite a few who have never or only rarely jammed. The camp is designed for them. But often some more skilled players show up, and they generally fit in quite well, with the understanding that when jamming with the less skilled, they need to keep the songs easy and the tempos moderate. Some jam time is with different experience levels mixed, and some is with the groups more matched by skill level. Both of these kin
