Any based musician knows that you can be the most talented person on the face of the earth, but that, without rigorous practice, you’re not going to get very far.
This is true especially when we talk about bands, where every piece of the puzzle needs to maintain its own shape in order to function in harmony with the others.
Rehearsing together with your fellow musicians is obviously the best way to improve your sound, but we are all busy bees, with jobs and families and responsibilities to attend to. How many times have you tried to set a date for your band’s rehearsals and miserably failed to get everybody to find a spot in their schedule?
1) Get the full band experience: remove or isolate your instrument from the backing track
Using backing tracks during your practice is, in fact, the closest thing to rehearsing with your whole band!
Jamzone allows each singer and musician to control the volume of each vocal and instrumental track. Are you a drummer? You just need to mute the drums in the chosen backing track and you’re ready to play along with the complete band even by yourself.
2) No music stand needed: scrolling chords and lyrics
Let’s face this: when your only place for practicing is a narrow corner in your bedroom or a crowded section of your basement, one of the most annoying things is having to deal with that bulky music stand. Besides, the act of constantly turning the pages on your music sheet inevitably distracts you from your performance.
With apps like Jamzone, that’s a thing of the past. You can save your space, your time and your energy while practicing by simply looking at a single screen. Lyrics and chords scrolling in sync with the music? Imagine telling that to an orchestra musician from the 19th century!
3) Precision is key: play section by section
Every musician has that section of that song keeping them up at night. If you are struggling with a specific part of the song, Jamzone is here to help.
Each backing track in the app is divided into sections (verse, chorus, solo, bridge, etc), so that you can identify the section that’s troubling you and focus on practicing that. You can easily come back to a specific point in the song and even loop one or more sections until you can nail it with your eyes closed.
4) Get the beat right: metronome and tempo control
Using a metronome during your practice is always a good idea. Not only does it improve your timing and your general sense of rhythm, but it also helps you to gradually build your speed and to resist the urge to rush the tempo.
Going back to the amazing powers of technology, if you practice with Jamzone’s backing tracks, you can choose to activate the metronome click track and accurately control its tempo. You’ll never miss a beat!
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