Contest

2010 Contest
The results are in...
Here are the titles in no particular order that will appear on Footnotes* Vol. 4:

Converse Cowboy - Caroline Janssen
Choose - Chase Rice
Home - Gunnar Shumaker
What I've Done - Gage Sowell
Take On Life - Ava Swanson
What Would It Take? - Alex Delaney
Waiting To Be Told - Courtney Yovich
Near - Kelly Ockford
Heavens - Sarah Rice
You Never Gave Me A Chance - Ian Hoover

Congratulations to you all for completing your songs and putting them out into the world! I'll look forward to working with the selected writers in the very near future and perhaps the rest of you someday soon.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Best Regards,

Jake Fleming
flickfly@msn.com
406.548.1985

Mission:

To bring professional studio recording experience to aspiring young songwriters in the Gallatin Valley.

Educational Goals:

Students will learn organizational and communication skills by preparing their entries in audio and written form
Winners will learn organizational and communication skills by preparing their arrangement and and pre-production ideas
While recording with professional musicians, students will learn ways of communication through music
While recording with professional musicians, students will learn the importance of an accurate and energetic performance
Through recording, students will reflect upon their sound and abilities, paving a path for their musical future

HMDSS Goals:

HMDSS will facilitate relationships with many private and public school music teachers and students in the Gallatin Valley
HMDSS will produce a compilation CD featuring the songwriting talent of young musicians in the Gallatin Valley
HMDSS will have a compilation CD to raise awareness of the concrete possibilities of its mission(s) and to sell as a fund raising device
HMDSS will forge and maintain relationships with local recording studios and professional musicians in the community

Click Here to Download the Contest Entry Form