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Hey there JamChallengers 👋 ! Spring is here and with the International Women's Day on the 8th, we're celebrating the women who've inspired some of the greatest music ever written. This month, we'll be covering Eric Clapton's Layla 🌹 - yes, both versions count. The story behind Eric Clapton's Layla Eric Clapton wrote Layla in 1970, being completely obsessed with a woman he couldn't be with: Pattie Boyd , who was then married to his friend George Harrison . But the name — a

Hey there JamChallengers 👋 ! February is here and we're not doing love songs ❤️. We're doing heartbreak songs 💔 as they hit harder, stick longer and are waaaay more fun to play. This month's challenge: pick a heartbreak song that means something to you, learn a piece of it and start by posting 5 seconds of you playing it. That's it ! Let's see how the #HeartbrokenChallenge 💔 unfolds this month. How it works 1. Pick a heartbreak song which made an impact on you. If you're

If you have been playing and practicing guitar* for years, yet you feel like you're stuck in the same place, frustrated that all your learnings are not translating as you'd expect into actual playing , this is for you. Give me 5 minutes and I'll show you why this is happening and how you can fix it and get proof of your progress. (Spoiler alert: Your YouTube watch history has more guitar lessons than your metronome has heard honest timing 🫢). Note*: most instruments fit in

Hey there JamChallengers 👋 ! New year 🍾, new monthly community musical challenge 🎉, right ? Hopefully you've had a wonderful Christmas 🎄 break and between all the food, festive drinks, friends (and practice), you did catch up on some movies 🎞️, tv shows 📺 and of course, video games 🎮. So what better way to start the year, than with an awesome #EpicSoundtrackChallenge ❤️. How it works 1. Pick a soundtrack theme from the movies, tv shows or video games that hit you har

Hey there JamChallengers 👋! Welcome back to our monthly community challenge ! Tis the season to be jolly as December is here, and with it, comes a new musical challenge that combines the festive spirit with consistent practice: #JamTheHallsChallenge . We're keeping the same casual, audio-only progress tracking (video being totally optional, if you feel like it), no pressure for perfection, but progress. We'll be also adding a festive twist with surprises through an Advent ca

Guess the Riff i s a recurrent ear training game where we take famous riffs, disguise them and challenge you to identify them! How Guess the Riff works We launch new (video) episodes across our Instagram , Facebook and Youtube channels. The Musical Challenge In the video, you'll hear a famous riff (can be any genre, any instrument), but it's obfuscated - meaning it's hidden through various techniques like: slowed down, played in reverse, played on another instrument, no rh

Hey there JamChallengers 👋! Welcome back to our monthly community challenge ! This month at JamChallenged , we're mixing things up with a continuous challenge format . Instead of working toward one specific song, you'll share your actual practice sessions (rough takes, mistakes and all) throughout the month - how cool is this 😎. So, crank up the effort, ride the tension, and let your progress scream — this is the #NovemberStrain. The #NovemberStrain challenge Throughout No

Our community loves to learn, create, connect and have fun! Over time, we’ve hosted a various community musical challenges that bring people together to share ideas, experiment, and support each other’s growth. We're open to constantly improve and create better challenges which will benefit our community. If you have an idea on what should we tackle next, do not hesitate to contact us ( JamChallengedAdmin on Discord ). In the meantime, here’s a look back at some of the mo

Hey there JamChallengers ! We're back with a brand-new community challenge for October! Our community members were busy on Discord and decided that this month's challenge should be special - so be it! 🏆The theme: #SpooktoberChallenge After gathering all the suggestions for songs from the community, the decision was to keep the challenge flexible and consider valid all proposed songs to keep it fun. That means whether you’re into spooky Halloween vibes 🎃, timeless rock class

This past weekend (5-7 Sep 2025) we, the JamChallenged crew, joined the Guitar Meeting Festival in Sibiu - Romania's biggest guitarists...

We’re excited to share that our very first community challenge, #OzzyChallenge  has come to an end! This was the beginning of a new...

The very first #OzzyChallenge  has now closed for submissions — and we’re officially moving into the voting phase ! This has been a small...

Get ready, music lovers – JamChallenged is stepping out of the digital world and into the heart of one of Romania’s coolest music...

Update(Sept 16th): he #DavidGilmourChallenge has officially closed. Unfortunately, no prize winners this time – most likely due to the...

🎶 Get ready for some musical magic! 🎶 ⭐ Starting tomorrow, we're kicking off a super fun series of short musical collabs that you won't...

⚡️ In a historic moment at Villa Park, Birmingham, Ozzy said goodbye with one final, epic performance during Back to the Beginning. But legends like him don’t fade — not as long as we keep their music alive. 🎸 This month’s #JamChallenged Community Theme is all about celebrating Ozzy.

Welcome to JamChallenged - the online musical community for musicians where practice becomes performance If you’ve ever found yourself...