IndieMusicFeedback

Commenting on other peoples music is extremely important to the thread, it will inspire others as well as increase your own chances of getting feedback.

• You must give 5 high quality feedback to other members before you post your work.
• Be as constructive with feedback as possible. Feedback should give detailed information on how the user can improve the song towards your personal taste. If you think the song is perfect as is, then be sure to describe in detail how the song made you feel and what you loved about it. If there is something you don't like about a song, offer a solution. Be as specific as possible when giving feedback, so that you can support the musician in their growth, instead of inhibiting it.
• Criticism is acceptable only if it's constructive and helps the person improve their work. It should not be used for attacking or trash talking a persons work.
• Do not get defensive when receiving feedback. Music is subjective and everyone has their own likes/dislikes. The person giving you feedback is trying to help you and deserves to be treated with respect.
• If you post a song that isn't yours, let us know in the title. Sharing non-original music is allowed here, but let us know in the title, so that the community can respond accordingly.
• Do not link your music in the comment section of another user's post. Promoting your music in the comment section of another user's post is not allowed. Example of what not to do: "Hey this is really good, I would love it if you would check my music out too (link to music)."
• Basic Civility -- Don't be afraid to give harsh critique, but keep it constructive. Remain polite and respectful. Know the difference between constructive, and destructive feedback. If you can not think of anything to say that is helpful, move onto another song. Destructive criticism isn’t helpful, is discouraging, and hurtful.
• Post One Song At A Time. Playlists go against the 1 song - 5 comment system.

WARNING: If you post a spotify link that has the word "album" in it, it will be removed by the bot. You must right click the song you want to share and select the option "copy song link". This will give you a link with the word "track" instead of "album".

What did you like about a song? Why did you like it? What didn't you like? How can they improve the song overall? You don't have to be an industry expert to give useful feedback. We all are here because we love music and it started with us listening to it. We listen to it because we enjoy it. We all have likes or dislikes. The key point and what helps the most is being specific as to why we like or don't like a song. If you're just starting out, you don't need to worry as much about the specifics; that will get better over time as you practice your own work and develop your ear to be better at finding the subtleties.

Be constructive with what you post. If there is something you don't like about a song, offer a possible way to fix it. Criticizing a track without a solution is mostly unhelpful and can put the person into a negative mindset about their project. Therefore being specific is so important to giving feedback as that is what will help musicians grow and learn the most. Be supportive so they can learn and grow in their skills.

When you comment on somebody else's track, the bot gives you a hidden point. When you post your own track, it costs 5 points. You can know your score at anytime by Direct Messaging u/IndieFeedbackBot (the bot) with the word "Score" as the subject.

Note: If you send a ‘chat’ message to the bot, you will not receive a reply; You can find the message option by first going to u/IndieFeedbackBot‘s profile, and clicking the “more options” link under the chat button. Make sure to title the subject as Score; you can put anything in the message’s body. Hit send, and soon you should receive your score as a message from the bot.

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Questions or issues?

Feel free to message me at u/vulp_is_back with any questions or issues that you have.

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