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That hasn't happened. It probably won't either. There was a bit of awkwardness when we jammed
It's always usually awkward when you "jam" with someone for the first time.
There's nothing about guitar, bass, or drums that keep average-sized women from playing them. Examples on youtube abound. Look up Meytal Cohen's drum covers, for example. She looks like she's about 115 lbs and plays a mean Danny Cary.
I've always wondered why there aren't more girls in music. Rock is mostly dudes and jazz even more so. It's gotta be some sort of cultural thing I guess. There are lots of woman classical musicians and bluegrass, country, and folk have a fair amount, too. But somewhere along the way rock became some kind of a macho thing. Jazz's lack of woman players goes back a lot farther since jazz is a lot older, but even today go to a local jazz jam and it's mostly dudes. The local jam I was going to had one woman pianist who would sometimes show up, and there was this one woman electric bassist who was astoundingly good, but she only stopped by the one time. Esperanza Spalding is an awesome jazz bassist but she's kind of in a class of her own.
I've always wondered why there aren't more girls in music. Rock is mostly dudes and jazz even more so. It's gotta be some sort of cultural thing I guess. There are lots of woman classical musicians and bluegrass, country, and folk have a fair amount, too. But somewhere along the way rock became some kind of a macho thing. Jazz's lack of woman players goes back a lot farther since jazz is a lot older, but even today go to a local jazz jam and it's mostly dudes. The local jam I was going to had one woman pianist who would sometimes show up, and there was this one woman electric bassist who was astoundingly good, but she only stopped by the one time. Esperanza Spalding is an awesome jazz bassist but she's kind of in a class of her own.
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Here in the UK it's not that unusual. There are a few jazz jams in my town where there are regular female players.
I think though a lot more women have taken formal instrumental lessons when they're kids and it sort-of turns them off playing as adults. My current missus is an amazing piano player but she only plays when her family make her do it and she's told me she would rather never play piano ever again.
well jus t to be obvious, girls give great singers and are the heart (often the owner) of the band
no example needed.
no example needed.
I think it has to do more with their lack of interest than physical requirements.
In my experience, women seem more likely to choose instruments like violin, oboe, clarinet, flute, French horn, and piano.
I would rather have a good female drummer who can play quietly with finesse and balance than man who bashes all the time. YMMV.
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