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Let people know why you joined, where you are, what you play. Share as much or as little as you want.

The instruments are traditional, but nothing else is. You record and perform using the kind of instruments that they sell in music stores. Beyond that, anything goes.

You dig Ornette Coleman, John Zorn, and Cecil Taylor. You dig the 50s and the 60s. You make music with traditional instruments and techniques, but it's all freely improvisied.

It sounds like music to you. Your friends often disagree. Found sounds, sampled sounds, and noisy sounds are your thing.

Less is definitely more. If your thing is to let your music say as much as possible with the least amount of clutter, you'll feel right at home here.

If the music you make requires electricity to be audible, your tribe lives in this forum.

A place to talk about music theory in general.

What works, and what doesn't work, when recording free jazz and improvisation. Talk about your favourite tools and techniques here.

What works, and what doesn't work, in live performances.

Electric or acoustic, if it's got six strings and frets, talk about it here.

If it has white keys and black keys, talk about it here.

If you hit it to make music, and it isn't a keyboard, talk about it here.

If you blow into it to make music, talk about it here

If its got strings, you play it with a steel slide, and fret markers are just suggestions, talk about it here.

If it's got strings and you play it LOOOOW, talk about it here.

If it's made of wood, has frets, and has four string courses, talk about it here.

If you drag a bow across its strings, and it looks like a fiddle, talk about it here.

If it requires electricity, other musicians won't talk to you, but audiences think you're godlike, talk about making music here.

If you're musician who gets no respect, you're probably a banjo player. This thread is your "safe space".

If you use it to make music and you can't buy it in a music store, talk about it here.

Talk about your favorite amps here

Anything that sits between your instrument and your amplifier belongs here.

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