The Sandbridge Common Repertoire Project​

Each year at Sandbridge, we have so much fun jamming lots of popular tunes. Except that sometimes we notice around half of the attendees don't know the tune. EEK!
This creates a dilemma! We want everyone to know these tunes, but we can't teach them at Sandbridge because too many people do know them. What to do......what to do...?!?!?!?
We've come up with a plan! 
And it will help YOU get ready for Sandbridge!!
Before each Sandbridge, Mary Lynn will offer a 2 session class teaching a tune that we love to jam. And Ken will look into his archive of video lessons and choose one that we've noticed many people don't know. You get the opportunity to learn tunes that you've had to skip in previous year's jams, and we all get to have even more fun at Sandbridge!!
What does this mean? It means that before each Sandbridge, we'll suggest two more tunes to add to our common repertoire and give you the tools to learn them  - not just to get by, but to play the melody AND the backup, and more!
Remember, these tunes will be played every day at every Sandbridge!

Scroll down to see the tune choices, current and past - PLEASE JOIN US! All past tunes are still available on demand.

What if I'm not coming to Sandbridge this year?
We invite you to join in anyway! Let's build up a common repertoire so that when you come back to Sandbridge we can all play together!

New Tunes for Spring 2025

Shenandoah Falls

2 Part Zoom Class: Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Noon EST and Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Noon EST
Replay recordings posted with lifetime access in HD Homeland.
Let's get ready to jam!!
Do you really KNOW Shenandoah Falls? Do you have the Main Melody up to tempo with good swing and accents? Do you have the backup? Do you have that killer rising bass line with perhaps your own touch of improvisation? Great! Ken and ML will be asking you to play it in your next lesson.
Do you need a refresher on Shenandoah Falls or want to take it to the next level? Please consider taking ML's two part class on Thursday, Feb 13 and Thursday, Feb 20 at Noon EST.
Never had the opportunity to learn Shenandoah Falls? Definitely take this class! Newer players should not feel intimidated, Simon will help ML teach the Main Melody at a pace that will be comfortable for you and you will have access to the videos to rewatch. More advanced players will be given the opportunity to add some improvisation to the B Part.

A Roof for the Rain

The second tune that we have chosen for the Sandbridge Common Repertoire Project Spring 2025 is A Roof for the Rain by Ken Kolodner. This tune works well for players of all levels. This piece is all about “groove”, shifting accents off the primary counts, using anticipations and playing with drive – without pounding!
If this is a tune that you play, are you getting that groove by bringing out the accents and anticipations? Have you incorporated the bass line (how about down an octave) into your Main Melody? Do you have an arrangement up an octave? How is your groove on the backup? Don't know what I'm talking about? Please buy the video lesson.

We can't wait to hear us do this tune justice! When everything comes together this tune really grooves, but we need to do more than simply play the notes. One of ML's favorite moments of the tune is letting that unresolved V chord ring at the end. What a sound! Just a reminder, Ken and ML will be asking to hear this tune in your lessons leading up to Sandbridge.

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Don't forget these tunes! Do you really know them? All are available for purchase:

Dull Chisel
​(U.S., Garry Harrison)

Mary Lynn  taught a 2 session class on Dull Chisel through HD Homeland live and exclusively for current/past/future attendees of Sandbridge. 
Find out more and BUY THE REPLAY HERE
Let's get ready to jam!!

Caspian Lake
(U.S., Ken Kolodner)

Buy Ken's Video Lesson for Caspian Lake 
Let's ALL learn Ken's beautiful tune (Arrangement and Backup)!! This is one of Ken's all-time favorite compositions and we should all get ready to play it in the jams to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sandbridge!
​Listen to Caspian Lake, played by Ken Kolodner, Mary Lynn Michal, Elke Baker, and Robin Bullock on Out from the Shadows here.

Willafjord
​(Shetland Islands)

Mary Lynn taught a 2 session class on Willafjord through HD Homeland live and exclusively for current/ past/future attendees of Sandbridge. 
BUY THE REPLAY HERE
We look forward to jamming this great tune in the room at Sandbridge with all 3 parts!!! (Did you know Willafjord has 3 parts? Don't be a melody hog!!!) 

Bonny at Morn (Northumberland)

Buy Ken's Video Lesson for Bonny at Morn 
Wouldn't it be cool to hear this lovely minor tune in the room at Sandbridge with all of us playing? Learn an arrangement, an arpeggio backup (only 4 chords!), and a countermelody. This will be fun!! We don't want anyone to feel left out!!! Listen to Bonny at Morn, played by Mark Grobner and Ken Kolodner here.