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Online Early Music Forum (OEMF)
music since the pandemic with Jamulus
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Why?

Many of us know that making music over the internet does not work well with meeting systems like Zoom, Teams, Skype, etc (because of something called latency). During the pandemic, people sang with the sound turned off (effectively solo) or sang along with a track from YouTube or Spotify.
But there is a way to make real harmony online. Since just before lockdown, we have been singing with Jamulus, which minimizes latency and enables us to sing together in very nearly the usual way. We'd love you to join us.

Who, when and where?

All singers of early music are welcome. Sight reading is important; we are not preparing music for performance. We can also put instrumentalists in touch with groups of viols, cornetts, etc.
We meet twice a week, on Monday and Friday, from 6 pm to 8 pm, each in the comfort of our own home.
We run Jamulus software on our computers or other devices, connected to OEMF.

Finding music

We sing from the screen, without printing the music. This allows us to choose suitable music for the voices available. A lot of our music comes from online resources such as:

Getting and setting up Jamulus

Jamulus has versions for Windows, Mac and Linux; versions for Android and iOS are regarded as experimental. Most of us use PCs, iPads and Raspberry Pis.
Please read the documentation, which is excellent. Be sure to:
You can get help in the Jamulus community.

Starting Jamulus

Once Jamulus is running, choose 'Connect' and find OEMF in the server list under Genre: Classical / Folk.
You can use Settings | My profile to tell people who you are.

Walter Bergmann's golden rules

The Golden Rules for Ensemble Playing are essential study for all amateur musicians.
Walter Bergmann came to London from Germany in 1939 and established a reputation as a continuo player (he accompanied Alfred Deller), music editor and a director of the Society of Recorder Players. Some of us remember him teaching a class of 30-40 recorders (ouch!) at the Marylebone institute.