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Yeah, you heard right, “bag of Dreams”, the best poem I’ve ever written, has now become a song and it’s just about to be recorded sometime next week. Here’s how and why my semifinalist poem “Bag of Dreams” became my new song, soon to be released.

Last Sunday, I asked Steven if he could help me write a song. Of course, he knows nothing about writing poems, led alone songs, but he had the will to help. Then he told me: “Songs are poetry!, why don’t you pick up one of your poems and turn it into a song. “That’s right”, I thought, the problem is not that I don’t have songs written, is that I can’t find music for my poems.
“how about “Bag of Dreams”?”
“Bag of Dreams” was the poem I remember the most of all my poems and I thought that since it was a good poem, it should make a good song!
Steven helped me a little with the tune and the beginning of the melody, and gave me ideas on how to create the rest of the melody and rhythm. Also, my first song “Cokie”, and the Michael Jackson song “Music and Me”, have been of great inspiration and influence to the musical part of “Bag of Dreams”.
However, I have not worked much on the song by then, and I thought it my take a long time to compose it.
I’ve talk to my teacher on Monday after my voice lesson while I was waiting for my ride to come pick me up, and asked her about songwriting, she said she doesn’t write songs, but then she asked me if I have written a song or if I’m working on one, and I told her that I was working on a song and that I already have another one recorded.
She gave me a phone number of a lady that works on a studio, and told me to call her and talk to her. I told her “Thank you” and also that I’ve already learned the song she gave me, and that I was ready for another one. She was so amazed by my willingness to work, that she kept saying that she’ll help me make it happen.
My ride came after 15 minutes after class, so I paid for my lesson and came home.
Tuesday I called the number and asked her about her studio, and she gave me an appointment on Thursday to show me around. She also asked me if I have written a song that needs to be recorded. I said I didn’t have one ready butI was working on one.
I then set to work on Bag OF Dreams at once.
Well, I went to the studio on Thursday, but while I was on my way there she called back and told me she wasn’t gonna be there so I had to call a cab home. When I was on the phone with her, I asked if I could just wait until she was back, and she told me that was not appropriate at a studio and that I had to call back some other time to make another appointment. I thought that was really crappy, but the good part about it is that I had the chance to leave my demo CD at a corner of the big gate before my cab came to bring me home.
About an hour later, she called me back, asked me some questions, wrote down my information, and offered me the chance to record my song at her studio for free. She even told me she’s going to find some musicians to play for me. So far, she projected that the song would include some piano, a little guitar, a set of drums, and possibly a touch of violin! “Wow!”, I thought and told her “thank you!”.
I am pretty sure that even a simpler arrangement that would be enough for the song because of my voice, and the way the song is set up. She told me to have the song ready by Tuesday, and then to give her a call to schedule an appointment to rehearse an record the song.
It might take some time for her to get the musicians together and have them ready for the song, but at least its ready.
After talking to her, I called my mom and told her the news. She was happy for me. Then I kept working on “Bag of Dreams”, until I had the melody and rhythm made up and arranged to go with the lyrics. I don’t know how I did it, but I realized that I didn’t have too much time to make it very complex, so I tried to make it simple.
On Friday, while Cokie went on a fieldtrip for the weekend, I sat at my keyboard all day long working on the song, took a couple of hours break, and then added the final touches.
Steven came home a little later than usual, so I managed to finish the song before he came home, which, by the way he reacted, I could tell that it’s been a great surprise for him.
Right after I finished the song and recorded some cover songs, I broke into a dance.
I also called everyone totell them about the new song, and kept dancing and singing until Steven came home.
I finally told him about the song, and he said he wanted to hear it so I sang it for him, and he got down on his knees, clapped for me, and his tone of voice changed, and then he finally stood up and gave me a big hug saying: “That’s Beautiful!”. He seemed to be on the vurge of crying, but of course, he didn’t really cry.
Then we went to the room, and it really surprised me that all he wanted to do was to cuddle close to me, he didn’t even play his game.
He was just acting so cute, kissing me over and over again, hugging me, holding me tight, telling me that I have a beautiful voice, though I don’t know if he really believes that I’ll some day become a professional artist. But what I do know is that he was really excited with my song, and I really hope it becomes a success.
I also hope that, after hearing my song, the musicians and producers might want to help me get a label or record my first professional CD.
My mom called me today and she said she loved how happy my voice sounds in the song, and she believes that it might help me catch the attention of the people at the studio and convince them that they are dealing with real talent. She added: “You were really born for it, I’m sorry I didn’t realize that before”.

More news: Upcoming concert in Flugerville near Austin coming up next Thursday at 8 A M.
Songwriter from a band is hosting an audition for a lead singer position every Thursday. I would only sing three songs there, Cokie, Bag Of Dreams, and I Hope You dance. What a perfect way to promote my songs, than with an audition concert.
Note: If I can’t make it there this Thursday, I would definitely be there next Thursday.

Fund-raising collaborations: Family and relatives have decided to help me with my upcoming projects by sending money and spreading the word to others about my music. I’m planning on saving most of the money for my trip to L A after school. If I have enough money to buy a ticket, I’m planning on going right after school before I go to Houston. This time, I won’t let my mom stop me from chasing my dreams.
I’m going to school the week after next, so I’ll try to get done with these starting projects before I go to school.
I understand that after these projects are done, I might have even more work later on, but Luckily, all my classes are gonna be in the afternoon, so that way I can have the mornings to do music work. Then next week I’m going to have to move my voice lessons to Fridays because Fridays will stil be my no-school days, though maybe I won’t sleep as much this year, who knows.

Well, that’s all for now, more news next week, I’m taking a break now because next week I will have a lot of work to do.
Laters: H I L the dream chaser.