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[[File:Guitar girls.jpg|thumb|Music jamming is fun.]]
==Educators' Music Jam==
'''The Educators' Music Jam''' was a professional learning and sharing network (PLSN) of '''32''' educators and friends in Peel region, Ontario, Canada. The group met for music jam sessions, to learn new songs, chords and [[Music Theory|music theory]]. They met in schools in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga to play music and learn blues, folk, jazz, reggae and rock cover tunes. They shared some of the songs they learned with their students.

The Educators' Music Jam was produced by educator '''[http://educator.davidspencer.ca/ David Spencer]''' and ran from April 5, 2011 to June 10, 2014.

Some of the members of the Educators' Music Jam are '''now playing and recording''' an album of music with David Spencer during "'''[[Davids Music Jam|David's Music Jam]]'''".
Some of the cover tunes recorded are from David's '''[[Sing Song]]''' list.



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==Past Educators' Music Jam Sessions==
Educators' Music Jam Sessions were held on the following dates:

# Tuesday '''April 5, 2011''' from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. at the Best School in Brampton, Ontario
# Tuesday '''May 10, 2011''' from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. at the Best School in Brampton, Ontario
# Monday '''August 22, 2011''' at 7:00 p.m.  in Ballinifad, Ontario
# Saturday '''October 1, 2011''' from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Recreation Centre, Ohsweken, Ontario 
# Tuesday '''October 18, 2011''' at Erin Mills Middle School in Mississauga, Ontario
# Tuesday '''November 22, 2011''' from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. at Thorndale Public School in Brampton, Ontario
# Tuesday '''December 6, 2011''' from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. at the Best School in Brampton, Ontario
# Tuesday '''December 27, 2011''' from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Caledon, Ontario
# Tuesday '''February 7, 2012''' from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. at the Best School in Brampton, Ontario
# Tuesday '''April 10, 2012''' from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. at Erin Mills Middle School in Mississauga, Ontario
# Tuesday '''May 1, 2012''' from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. at Goldcrest Public School in Brampton, Ontario
# Tuesday '''June 5, 2012''' from 3:45 to 7:00 p.m. at Jack Smythe Field Centre in Terra Cotta, Ontario
# Tuesday '''June 12, 2012''' from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at Heart Lake Baptist Church, Ontario
# Tuesday '''November 20, 2012''' from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. at Goldcrest Public School in Brampton, Ontario
# Social on '''Thursday December 6, 2012''' from 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Boston Pizza in Brampton, Ontario
# Friday '''January 4, 2013''' at 7:00 p.m. in Caledon, Ontario
# Monday '''June 10, 2014''' from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Jack Smythe Field Centre in Terra Cotta, Ontario



==Members of the Educators' Music Jam Network==
The following were members of the Educators' Music Jam. We appreciate their musical contributions to our music jams and online music discussions.

# Kathryn Alton - piano, vocals and percussion (cow bell, tambourine).
# Veronica Barbisan - piano.
# Jesse Bergman - guitar, piano, drums and vocals.
# Keir Brown - guitar.
# Betsy Callanan - flute and vocals.
# Murray Cleminson - acoustic and electric guitars, banjo and dobro.
# Allison Crozier - piano, trumpet and vocals.
# Susan Curry - vocals.
# Marcia Deacon
# Tina Fischer - saxophone and acoustic guitar.
# Robert Hay - acoustic and electric guitars.
# Lisa Henderson - vocals.
# Thanasi Lampropoulos - 
# Jo-Anne Locke - acoustic guitar and vocals.
# Richard Mattson - vocals.
# Steve McElroy - acoustic and electric guitars.
# Maureen Mckillop - banjo, guitar and vocals.
# Shelagh McIntyre - acoustic guitar and vocals.
# Rosanna Moody - acoustic guitar and vocals.
# Jeff Morrison - guitar, harmonica and vocals.
# Monica Nobile - guitar and vocals.
# Carmelo Paul Nerino - guitar.
# James Nunes - acoustic guitar and vocals.
# Jena Oxenham - vocals.
# Anthony Persaud - acoustic guitar.
# Alison Robertshaw
# Heidi Ross - piano and guitar. 
# Michael Schultz - guitar, harmonica and vocals.
# David Spencer - acoustic guitar, harmonica, djembe, organ and piano.
# Shane Turnidge - acoustic guitar and vocals.
# Steven Yotis - acoustic guitar. 
# Frank Young - acoustic guitar and vocals.


{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width=80%
| [[File:Acoustic guitar-1-400.jpg]]<br>photo 1 from our October 18, 2011 Jam
| [[File:Group-1-400.jpg]]<br>photo 2 from our October 18, 2011 Jam
|-
| [[File:Bassguitar-1-400.jpg]]<br>photo 3 from our October 18, 2011 Jam
| [[File:Electric guitar-1-400.jpg]]<br>photo 4 from our October 18, 2011 Jam
|-
| [[File:Keyboard-1-400.jpg]]<br>photo 8 from our October 18, 2011 Jam
| [[File:Group-2-400.jpg]]<br>photo 8 from our October 18, 2011 Jam
|}



[[File:Bass-fretboard.jpg|thumb|All instrument players were invited.]]

==Music Played During the Educators' Music Jam==
A variety of music genres ranging through blues, folk, jazz, reggae and rock were played during the Educators' Music Jam. 

Take a look at David's '''[[Sing Song|Song List]]'''.

Some of the music played during the Educators' Music Jam was written by artists such as:

* Jann Arden
* Hoyt Axton
* Randy Bachman
* Gerry Beckley
* Otis Blackwood
* Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
* Harry Chapin
* Bruce Cockburn
* Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Jim Croce
* Burton Cummings
* Jim Dale & Tom Springfield
* John Denver
* Neil Diamond
* Bob Dylan
* Elton John and Bernie Taupin
* John Fogerty
* Peter Frampton
* Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox
* Woody Guthrie
* Tony Hatch
* Mick Jagger, Keith Richard & Andrew Loog Oldham
* Ben E. King
* Carole King
* John Lennon and Paul McCartney
* Gordon Lightfoot
* Kenny Loggins
* Don McLean
* Roger Miller
* Joni Mitchell
* Roy Orbison
* Dan Peek
* Carl Lee Perkins
* John Phillips
* Elvis Presley
* Otis Redding
* William 'Smokey' Robinson & Ronald White
* Harvey Schmidt
* Neil Sedaka
* Pete Seeger
* Paul Simon
* Randy Spark
* Cat Stevens
* James Taylor
* Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey
* The Band
* The Beach Boys
* The Eagles
* Three Dog Night
* Neil Young
* George Weiss, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Cresto
* Hank Williams
* Bill Withers



[[File:Guitar girl.jpg|thumb|Join '''[[Davids Music Jam|David's Music Jam]]''']]
==Find a Music Jam==
If you like to sing and/or play guitar, banjo, bass or keyboard, consider joining '''[[Davids Music Jam|David's Music Jam]]'''.



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