Heartbroken Challenge
- Gabriel Tudorica
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
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 feeling dramatic, improvise your heartbreak😭 musically.
2. Learn a piece of it (or the whole song) on your instrument.
3. Post 5 seconds of you playing it. Seriously, 5 seconds is enough to start! Want to push it to the next level? Keep going with 15-20 seconds, 5 seconds is enough to get you started.
How to join
Record your take - audio only is totally fine. Video if you want, but it's not required.
Post it on our Discord, on the appropriate channel for your instrument or level (beginner, intermediate, advanced).
We encourage you to start small:
Learn a 5 seconds of the song
Record it.
Post on Discord.
Learn a bit more. Record again. Post again.
Repeat until you're happy with where you're at.
That's it! Each post is a checkpoint you'll actually build to see your progress in real time: that's the whole point!
You can also post on your social media using #HeartbrokenChallenge and tag us. We'll link your submission in our Discord challenge thread for you.
What's in it for you
A structured reason to actually practice this month.
A clear, low-pressure way to see your own progress over 28 days.
Your best submissions get featured on our socials and spotlighted on jamchallenged.com for the whole month.
Level up your music skill.
Get a "date" with your instrument if things go south.
About sounding "good enough"
Sounding "rough" is not an issue. This is the literally the point! Nobody's first 5 seconds of a new song sound polished and nobody here expects it to. Our challenges exist precisely for the messy, in-progress, "I'm figuring things out" stage. This is where the actual practicing happens and where progress is made obvious!
Post more rough stuff. That's what we're here for: progress, not perfection.
Need a starting point? Here's some heartbroken inspiration
Alphabetically arranged suggestions:
💔 Adele - Someone Like You
💔 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
💔 BB King - The Thrill is Gone
💔 Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven
💔 Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
💔 John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
💔 Johnny Cash – Hurt
💔 Natalia Avelon and Ville Valo - Summer Wine
💔 Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
💔 Sting - Fields of Gold
These are just suggestions. If there's a heartbreak song that wrecked you personally, that one wins!
Post your first 5 seconds from your #HeartbrokenChallenge today and let's hear those heartbroken songs!
New musical challenges every month. See challenges from previous months.
