Welcome to Spring Tune Jam 2024!

Spend this April composing a short but coherent tune. The top 3 winners (as decided by the community) will receive 1 of 3 prizes!

Tune Jam is your chance to improve your composition skills. In the second half of the jam, you will meet and learn from other composers around the globe!

Listen to previous Tune Jam submissions:

Spring Tune Jam 2023 | Spooky Tune Jam 2023 | Winter Mini Tune Jam 2023

🎵 Prizes

1st = $50 Amazon gift card

2nd = $25 Amazon gift card

3rd = $10 Amazon gift card

🎵 Prompt

The jam's prompt is:

"Let The Singularity Begin"

The Singularity is the point when artificial intelligence advances so quickly, it surpasses human intelligence.

Write a tune about The Singularity.

🎵 How to Participate

You will spend the month of April composing a tune. Remember to incorporate the jam's prompt!
Record/export your tune as an audio file (MP3, WAV, FLAC, etc).
Upload your tune to itch.io before the deadline.
Once the jam period is over, you will vote on your peer's tunes (and receive feedback on your own tune).

Each tune will be scored based on the following criteria:

I. Melody

How creative was the melody? Was it memorable? Catchy?

II. Accompaniment

How effective was the accompaniment? Did it support the melody well?

III. Jam Prompt

How well did the tune capture the jam's prompt?

Tips and Restrictions

Your tune must be an original composition. Covers, arrangements, etc. will be disqualified.
Remember basic composition techniques such as melody, harmony, accompaniment.
Respect copyright laws where applicable. We will not claim responsibility for copyright infringement by participants.
We reserves the right to disqualify offensive, defamatory, suspicious or any other unsportsmanlike submissions.

🎵 FAQ

What do I turn in?

Please upload an audio file of your tune in any of the following formats:

MP3
WAV
FLAC

Music videos, video games, are allowed, but you will only be scored on your music.

Feel free to upload composition resources to your itch page for others to see:

Screenshot of your DAW (Piano roll, mixer layout, effects chains etc.)
Sheet music

Will I be able to update my itch.io page after the jam period?

Yes.

How long should my tune be?

While there is no official rule, tunes should generally last around 1 - 2 minutes. As a rule of thumb: your tune should be long enough that it feels like a complete, coherent piece of music.

What type of musicians are allowed to participate?

All musicians are allowed! Whether you are a singer, digital/DAW musician, pianist, guitarist, sitar player, drummer, etc. everyone is welcome to participate!

The most common methods for composing a tune are: