Ballantyne School of Music prepares students to perform

2026 Jam Session Dates:

Spring Session - Rehearsals January 9th-March 8th

Show date March 15th

Summer Session - Rehearsals March 27th-June 7th

Show date June 14th

Autumn Session - Rehearsals June 26th-August 16th

Show date August 23rd

Winter Session - Rehearsals September 25th-November 22nd

Show date December 6th

Student Age: *

If Yes, keep me in the same band? *

Yes

Instrument(s) played: *

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Enrollment has ended for our Winter Jam Session. If you are interested in auditioning for our Spring Jam Session (January - March), please reach out to us in December, and we will schedule an audition for you!

We hope to see you at our upcoming show at Amos' Southend on December 7th!

Previous Jam Session Musician?: *

Yes

Student's Name: *

Parent Phone Number: *

Address *

Congratulations to our Jam Session musicians for incredible performances on June 8th!!

Our next performance will be Winter Jam '25 on December 7th at Amos' Southend!

Jam Session Tuition

$449 - Members* (includes 8 presale tickets)

$499 ~ Non-members (includes 8 presale tickets)

~ Commemorative Band Tshirts are provided with paid tuition for all band members and can be purchased for $20 for family members ~

* A member is a student who is currently enrolled in private music lessons with a Ballantyne School of Music instructor. All Jam Session musicians are required to be working with a private music instructor (at BSM or another studio), in order to participate in the program.

Current BSM students must have a strong understanding of key and time signatures, familiarization with guitar/bass fretboard, keyboard, drumset, melody/harmony, depending on their instrument, and be recommended by their current music instructor. Our program is open to students from outside of BSM. However, students will need to audition, to determine if they are ready for the program.

In addition to learning performance techniques, students will also create a band name, pre-sell tickets, and learn what it takes to market their band to draw a great crowd to a venue.

We've played at some of Charlotte's most popular music venues such as Amos' Southend, The Chop Shop, The Double Door, Neighborhood Theatre and Visulite Theatre... just like regional and national bands! This gives students an opportunity to work with some of the best sound and lights professionals in the Charlotte area, so that they can get the BIG PICTURE of performing like a rock star! We often do encore performances at community events and festivals, and many of our musicians are performing at local open mics and farmer's markets!

Our Jam Sessions program is known as south Charlotte's BEST, because we show students ages 11-19 how to take what they've learned in private lessons to the next level and make it FUN! We are not an average music school of rock. Our goal is to get students ON STAGE, to experience the energy of performing live in front of an audience playing ALL styles and genres of music.

Students who enroll in Jam Sessions learn how to create a crowd-pleasing set list, develop unique solos to make the song their own, and play dynamically to engage the audience. It's a true performance course, which will take students from "player" to "performer" in 8-9 focused weeks of band rehearsals!