#damusikfreak

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I am currently selling T-shirts to help me fund money to help pay for school. The artwork on the shirts are all original artwork done by myself.

The first t-shirt can be purchased here

The second t-shirt can be purchased here

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Selling my artwork on a various of products. All money spent towards items will be used towards my student bill. 

You can get a link to the products here

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Do you like buying shirts with original art work on it?

Well today is your lucky day! I am now selling these lovely women’s t-shirts with my artwork on it! * Soon I will be coming out with male’s T-shirts with also a skeleton! *

The image is 100% mine, it is a 16 x 18 done in a pointillism medium. 

Each of these lovely shirts are sold for only 25$ a piece, comes in several different colors, and soon, I will be coming out with tapestries, and other related items with the same lovely flower crown wearing skeleton! 

Buy these lovely shirts while you can and support an artist!

The link the purchase is right here!

[damusikfreak]

I am so beyond happy and proud to say that tonight I had the honor to graduation from Beekmantown High School as class ranking 14/157, a 4.0+ GPA, with honors, and an advanced regents diploma with a distinction/advancement through music (I was the first from my school to ever graduate technically a “ music major”) I am so proud of all of my accomplishments and look forward to my future at the Crane School Of Music at the State University of Potsdam! 

I have worked ridiculously hard to achieve my dreams, and it’s hard to believe all the tears I spent in the BHS band room was so damn worth it. Because now, I get to go off and accomplish my dreams <3  

To every human being who has ever supported me, I can never thank you enough. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have accomplished nearly as much as I have ever <3 

Now, I will go off in to the big world and accomplish my dreams of becoming the amazing Bass Clarinetist I knew I’d always be and have worked hard to be! Thank you everyone <3

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Guys, I am going to start taking requests for art. The prices will very depending on the medium, size, and time I put in to it. I only draw realistic art

I mainly draw

Skeletons

People/musicians etc

Flowers/plants etc

Some animals

Mediums I use

Color Pencil

Ink/pointilism

Chalk pastel(depends on what it is)

Sometimes pencil

*THIS ART IN THE PICTURE IS NOT FOR SALE, IT IS AN EXAMPLE*

All the money from the art will go towards funding for my Bass Clarinet for college. 

Message me for requests!

I am selling other finished artwork on my instagram @tarasartboutique

Link to my GoFundMe if you’d like to donate to my instrument fund also:

https://www.gofundme.com/Tara-sInstrumentFund

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Please Help Me Towards My Future!

I found a Bass Clarinet that will be much cheaper, about $3,000 and I just need the money before May so I can have it for the summer time.

Hello, my name is Tara. I am currently a senior at Beekmantown Central High School in northern NY, and have been fully accepted into SUNY Potsdam for the fall semester. I am also hoping to be accepted into Crane's music program, my audition is Wednesday, February 22nd. I have started this fundraiser to help purchase a Low C Professional model Bass Clarinet, specifically a Lyrique Low C Model 925.  I want this instrument because it will not only improve my technic and expand the range of skills I can acquire, but I need it for college. My plans for college include working to help pay tuition,  room and board. I will not be able to afford a  professional model Bass Clarinet in addition to college tuition. I would like this Bass Clarinet for the summer to practice on, especially if I don't make the audition the first time, for the purpose of reauditioning. I would be truly grateful for any amount donated. If you could donate even a dollar to this fund because truly it is my dream to go to college for music. All the money donated will go towards the purchase of the instrument. Any money left over will go towards my college funds, such as tuition, food, items I will need to live, etc. I have set $3,000 amount as this fundraiser goal  but even if the amount isn't reached the money given will be extremely helpful. I have spent hours of practice time working towards my future and to achieve my dreams. Being able to have this Bass Clarinet would be so helpful towards my career. I am hoping to study music education at the Crane School Of Music. Having the opportunity to this Bass Clarinet will enable me to prosper and teach music to the next generation of students to come. Thank you to anyone who donates. Some groups/things ORGANIZATIONS I have participated in, or been involved in: * 8 NYSSMA solos. NYSSMA it is a festival in which you prepare a solo and play for a judge and receive  a score. I have prepared and performed level 1 to conference (Conference solo is also an audition for the highest band in the state on top of the regular festival score; I did two) *Area-All State for 5 years (High school level band, played in grades 8th-12th) *Been in All-county (including all-county 11-12 orchestra) *Played with a college level Symphonic Band at SUNY Plattsburgh *Member of the Strawhatters Community Band *I was accepted and participated in NYSBDA twice: 8th grade year and this year as a senior. (Second highest band in the state; I was chosen both times from a pool of about 140 students state wide) *Member of my schools pit band for the musical productions of Once Upon A Mattress, Annie, …. This year’s musical allows me to practice switching between Bass Clarinet and Clarinet within the production itself. *I have taken up private Clarinet (soprano) lessons.

GoFundMe Link Right Here

Please donate, reblog, or both! I would like this Bass Clarinet as soon as possible if I can!

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**Please read**

Guys this is really serious. I know I have talked about it before. I am hopefully purchasing an instrument really soon. Believe me I feel so fucking shitty for having to ask for money, but I have too. There is no way in living hell I am going to be able to afford a Bass Clarinet model I am looking at by myself, and I need it for college. There is no way I’m going to be able to afford an 8,800$ Bass Clarinet on top of an about 26,000+$ yearly college fee all by myself. My family can’t even financially afford basic living costs most of the time and is in debt. So I am paying for my own way to college...  I was fine in till my tuition and fees bill for the fall semester came in... and my anxiety legit went through the rough and I began to have like a major anxiety attack. So I yet again feel shitty for asking, but in till I actually open a checkings account and am able to start group funding online, is there any other way I can receive donations for help from other people? Any way I can start fundraising in other manors while I wait?

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???? Can we please talk about this ????

So, I have came across a post, where they are trying to validate music through mostly through academic improvement and I really want to talk about that. We should not be validating music programs in schools through the fact it HELPS WITH OTHER ACADEMICS. We should be validating music through the fact it is a GOOD emotional outlet for children, and music has it’s OWN perks in helping people, especially young children. 

Let me elaborate 

Young children’s brains are still developing, and especially through out elementary school and even middle school. They are still figuring out their own personal cooping methods, how to manage emotions, how to interact with others, and over all just who the hell they are. Their god damn brains are still developing all their personal and emotional skills. 

Having music allows them to actually express their damn selves and learn how to manage emotions through sound, and the interaction of making sounds with OTHER human beings. Music teaches children how to express themselves out of academics and learn how to be themselves in their own every so unique way. It’s a wonderful creative outlet outside of the academic portion where a lot of kids may struggle and get frustrated. 

Let me tell you a story

As a little girl I had a lot of issues. I was so self conscious of myself, I was lost, broken due to my parents divorce. I have learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and so fourth, so I was AWFUL at school. I constantly found myself angry and upset because I couldn’t succeed at the same level as other students.  I was a severely depressed, anxiety ridden, dyslexic child who was lost and didn’t know how to manage her feelings. I had lost a lot of hope in doing well in school and over all at such a young age because of all of these events. Then, I found music. I found MUSIC. Music allowed me to finally express all of my dismay, and taught me how to manage my emotions. Not only did it teach me how to express my damn self, it allowed me to grow in to my skin, and it helped me become more confident. As I became more confident, and my emotional well-being went up... I started doing better in school, Christ, without music, I wouldn’t have graduated 14/157 class ranking, with a 4.0+ GPA - specifically because I was finally able to express myself and find an avenue for what I didn’t understand/know how to express.

That is why I started doing better in school, because I learned how to interact with others, how to self express, and in that process I became more focused, I worked harder because I had something to look forward to every single day. I had something to finally take a breather, to be creative. My emotional over all well-being allowed me to succeed. 

You know , I want to become a music teacher for a reason.  Not because it improves children’s OTHER academics... but because it improves children’s over all emotional well being and health, it allows them to be creative and expressive. 

So please, I beg you, stop validating music, or the arts in general through OTHER ACADEMICS.