🐾 August Challenge: Melodies of Furry Love

Rebeca Valverde -

In my heart, a special memory rests – that of ''Ojitos'', my feline friend whose name embraced her beautiful eyes. She was more than a pet; she my friend. I found her on the streets, and taking her in was the best choice I've ever made.

Ojitos and I had a deep connection. She understood me without words, and her presence brought comfort words couldn't match. Her companionship taught me about unwavering love and patience. She left a mark on my life that time can't erase.

Even though she's no longer here, ''Ojitos'' lives on in my heart.

The challenge

Today I invite you to share your own pet's story. Whether you have a furry friend or not, this challenge is for you. Dedicate a song to your pet, a friend's pet, or even an imaginary one. Let's celebrate the love and companionship that pets bring into our lives, turning those feelings into beautiful music in Flat.

Instructions

  • The composition must be an original song created specifically for this challenge in Flat.
  • Write a short description of your pet.
  • Collaborations are not allowed this time!
  • The song must be 1-3 minutes long. We know this is a very limited time but we're getting so many submissions lately, we want to make sure we can carefully review each of them❣️
  • You can only submit one score.
  • External audio sources can be used (doing so won't influence the results).
  • Deadline: September 8th. No late submissions.
  • Remember we can not consider private scores.

Scoring system

✅ Accuracy (30)

How well the song your pet's spirit according to your description.

✅ Engagement (30)

How well your song captures the listener's attention for its entire duration.

✅ Transitions (30)

How smooth and well-designed the song's transitions are (e.g. modulations).

✅ Founder Enjoyment (10)

How much the founders of Tutteo, the company behind Flat, like your piece.

If you win more than once during the period of the yearly subscription you won, the prize will be applied as follows:

  • You can give away the yearly subscription to a person who does not have a premium subscription yet of your choice.
  • If you decide to keep the prize for yourself, we will add one extra month to the annual subscription you already won, and the second place will be awarded the annual subscription prize.

Bonus points

  • Subscribe to our YouTube channel (2 points).
  • Use the instrumentation you want but choose one that represent yourself and another that represnts your pet. Let the song show how you both interact and care for each other. The music should mirror the special connection you share. If you do this, write about it in your sheet music's description and tell us which instrument is for you and which is for your pet.(10 points).

🥇 The score with the most points wins!

We'll announce the winner on September 13th.


Prize

🏆 One-year Premium subscription.

Additional incentives

  • Promotion in our blog and social media.
  • Special badge for a year showing you as the winner of this month's challenge!

Submissions

Please send your submission 👉🏽 here.

Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.

⚠ Private scores cannot be reviewed! Please make your score public before submitting it.

After submitting, we will manually add your score to the Challenge tab on the Flat Community Page. This isn't an automatic process, so you'll need to have a bit of patience.

We can't wait to hear what you come up with!