SONGWRITER MEETING REPORT - February 19, 2005

Texas Songwriters, Meeting at Jan & Sara Pavlicak's
February 19, 2005

PRESENT
Sledge, Sara, Carl, Crystal, Paulette, Mike and Glenn

Sara's Presentation
Sara gave a demonstration of Band-In-A-Box, Windows version. Within only a few minutes, she built a chord structure with rhythm designations. And played it back!

MEETING PLACES
We discussed future meeting places. These may include homes and special places in addition to the Center for the Arts. Carl spearheaded an idea that we should be paying dues at the Center to cover our costs. I think most of us were in agreement. Sledge will work on our future status as a public community group and our meeting places.

SARA'S PROJECT FOR MULTI-MEDIA
Sara announced that she has a photographer wanting her to supply of music and photos for collage-documentaries.

SHARON'S PROJECT FOR AMERICANS IN IRAQ
Sharon asked the group for help in supporting American songwriters in Iraq. (Contact her for details.)

YEAR ROUND ACTIVITIES
The grackle pushed for a year-round agenda. Although some of the folks disappear in the summer, many of us are available in the haute months.

SONGWRITER REPORTS -
CARL'S LYRICAL PIECE
Carl played and sang a great piece about "the child."

CRYSTAL SUNSHINE'S PIECE
Crystal performed "Lover, You Should have Come Over."

SARA'S PIECE
Sara performed "Our Father." She developed it in Band-In-A-Box and has printed out lead sheets.

GLENN'S PIECE
Glenn played his work in progress: "Las Hadas House" on Sara's Roland.

NEXT MEETING
Mike volunteered his house for our March Meeting. Hopefully we will get to hear some of his new work. He has purchased a mixer-board-recorder.

Submitted by the grackle