Support Lotze kid art education- commission a song for February Album Writing Month!
I am trying to find creative solutions to financial problems. We spend almost 1/5 of our household budget on music lessons, dance class or tae kwon do lessons for our kids, even tho it means cutting back hugely on other things. This spring we have found ourselves lacking the $2000 it would take to get them through the spring semester. We're working on long term solutions, but meanwhile, I have a challenge.
Some of you know that I participate in February Album Writing Month every year as a creative challenge and a chance to try to stay sane through cabin fever season. My recording ability is still questionable, but my song writing skill really has improved after 7 years! If you think, as we do, that educating our kids in the arts benefits the whole community, would you consider spending $50 to commission one of the 14 songs I plan on writing for FAWM this year? A small contribution in exchange for being my muse for a month. You are welcome to make various requests like topic, keywords, rhythm & other ideas.
Caveats: I will not write a song I would not be willing to sing in front of my kids. I will not write a song which is contrary to my core beliefs or which I deem generally offensive. This is not try to get Lara in hot water month. I maintain all rights to the music I write, and share those rights if it is co-written with a collaborator. Specific rights & licenses may be negotiated separately.
I will commit to actually getting the song polished up, recorded & sent to you during the year, tho I cannot guarantee you will like the individual song (hey, if I knew how to write a hit every time, I wouldn't need to do fundraising, now, would I?) If the song ever makes it to an actual official recording status, I promise to acknowledge you in the liner notes and thoroughly embarrass you if you come listen to your song live. In addition to all this, you get bragging rights of having a song written for you, and in years to come you can tell the world you were instrumental in fostering the talent of the principal violinist (or dancer or trumpet) of which ever orchestra (or dance company) these kids end up performing in... as well as the benefit of that warm fuzzy feeling, knowing you helped a budding artist pursue their dreams. Come on, ain't that worth $50?
