What is Friendly Music Jam?
It's a jam where you can make and share music, that is Friendly, Healthy, and Formative
Friendly
- Everyone can participate - from newcomers to professionals!
- Submit anything - Any genres, any length, any state of the art.
- Multiple themes to choose from - Technical (theory, synthesis, production etc.) and creative/funny (emotions, places, pictures etc.)
Healthy
- We promote a culture of constructive feedback. Let's help each other improve.
- No toxic behaviour and destructive feedback.
- Be mindful of different experiences, backgrounds, tastes, and skills.
Formative
- The jam itself and the themes should push you to do something more.
- Negative feedback happens! It’s just an opportunity to do improve!
- Giving and providing feedback promotes growth.
- Be humble - there is no prize, so be mindful when voting. Also, make sure your comments match your votes. If you don't like something, try to explain what it is.
- It's no spotlight. While it's ok to just upload your music and ignore what the others have done, ask yourself if that will do any good to anyone. Let's collaborate as much as possible!
The themes
Important!
Themes are optional! Do not rate the theme-related fields for submissions that did not follow the theme.
Theme 1: Break The Rules
Description: Your musical piece will include surprising and unexpected elements, such as playing out of key, speeding up and down, changing key and changing tempo.You can do so as you please, or follow the guidelines/challenges that will be released once the jam starts.
Theme 2: GeoMusic
Description: Make a song for the place in the picture.
The picture will appear when the jam starts.
Important! 2
You don't have to follow the themes, it's up to you. It's also up to you to decide how strictly you want to follow it. Consider describing your approach towards the themes in the description of the track.
Rules
Submit an audio file(s) (mp3, wav or flac) and upload it on a streaming service.
A description of your work is optional, but it can help other people understand what you did and how to rate. Furthermore, we’re curious people, and we love to know more about the background and the process.
A cover art is also optional.
Make sure you have the rights to submit all the material (more in the FAQ).
Submission:
In order to submit your project, you have to upload the above-mentioned files in a new itch.io project page. Follow these steps:
- Top-right arrow
- Upload new project
- Provide the following info:
- Title
- Classification -> Soundtrack
- Upload cover (optional) and any other image (DAW screenshot, your own instruments, your dog)
- Click upload files
- Upload the audio files (zipped if more than one)
- Click “Save & View Page”
- Click “Edit Project”
- Visibility-> Public
- Click “Save”
- Go to the jam page (here)
- Click “submit project”
- Select the project
For any doubt, feel free to reach us out on discord.
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FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I have to follow a theme? | You can follow one or more themes, or even ignore it. It’s up to you! However, we recommend using at least one to get inspired. |
| Can I collaborate with other jammers? | Of course! Just add your team members as collaborators to your project. |
| Can I use sounds I didn't create? | You can use loops, samples, anything - as long as you have the legal rights to use them (e.g. you purchased a sample pack, you are using a loop under Creative Commons, etc.). |
| Do I have to upload my file on a streaming service? | Only if you're ok with that. It will make it easier for other jammers to listen to it. You can use any service (Soundcloud, Youtube, etc.) |