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Originally Posted by Keru
no chord is nice, i dont know chords
else i like that idea but yes maybe it should be said to people who come in the jam or something like that, but following a chord in a free jam is also a liberty no ?
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It depends a lot on what kind of jam it is... if you're trying to avoid structures of any kind, then it isn't a good idea to follow the chord other than for a fairly short duration and by using a melodic fragment/idea rather than laying down a chord.
One way of going about it is to have everyone "solo but listen" and take turns introducing some sort of idea, then everyone might explore that idea momentarily, and then something new is introduced. "Something new" in this context probably means a rhythm and/or melodic idea, that way you tend to avoid implying something with an unbalanced amount of influence.
You might also experiment with varying degrees of clarity, meaning that you can lay down something chordal and rhythmic and be very clear about that, and as time goes by diffuse it gradually more and more, maybe fade out a bit and either wait for a new idea or introduce one.
Of course, you're very right to say that someone (or the topic) should tell people what's happening.
I think what's in common to -all- jams whether on ninjam or some other media (such as air) is that you should always listen first, and this is an absolute requirement before you play any note at all.