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Postnatal Depression Songwriting Workshop

Funding for creative songwriting workshops for those struggling with postnatal depression

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Postnatal Depression Songwriting Workshop

Postnatal Depression Songwriting Workshop

Postnatal Depression Songwriting Workshop

Postnatal Depression Songwriting Workshop

Postnatal Depression Songwriting Workshop

Funding for creative songwriting workshops for those struggling with postnatal depression

Funding for creative songwriting workshops for those struggling with postnatal depression

Funding for creative songwriting workshops for those struggling with postnatal depression

Funding for creative songwriting workshops for those struggling with postnatal depression

Rachel Mason
Rachel Mason
Rachel Mason
Rachel Mason
1 Campaign |
Yatton, United Kingdom
$2,521 USD $2,521 USD by 87 backers
$2,515 USD by 86 backers on Nov 10, 2019

Short Summary

  • About Me
  • Website www.lyricallight.co.uk
  • Hello, I’m Rachel Mason. I’m a mother of two, and a survivor of postnatal depression. I’m also a multi-award-winning songwriter, vocal teacher, tv music judge and mental health ambassador. 

    I gave birth to my first child in 2017 and developed severe postnatal depression but didn’t tell anyone. As I refused to tell anyone or access any help the only thing I could do to help myself was to write lyrics about my feelings and to sing.

    After I gave birth to my son in 2018 I finally admitted to my close family that I needed some help as my postnatal depression had returned. After getting medical support I admitted my postnatal depression publicly and had an overwhelming response from friends, family and fans. Many of them asked if I would do some lyric writing with them as a creative outlet for their own postnatal depression and I realised there was a real need for people to get together and talk about their feelings around maternal mental health, so from this Lyrical Light was born. Lyrical Light is a songwriting workshop for people with postnatal depression and is the only workshop of its kind in the world. 

    I’m so passionate about helping others struggling with postnatal depression and to bring some light into their darkness by writing a song together about their experiences.

  • The Campaign
  • After running Lyrical Light for a few months I realised that many of the people approaching me to ask me to run a workshop for them were from maternal mental health charities. These charities had a real need for the workshop but just didn’t have the funds to afford it.

    In order to help these worthy charities I have set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise the funds in order for them to have their very own Lyrical Light workshop.

    Musical creativity has been proven by medical studies to vastly improve the recovery rates of people with postnatal depression and Lyrical Light has been hailed by healthcare professionals as “vital to recovery” and “a unique and uplifting experience”.

  • How Your Money Will Make A Difference 
  • By contributing to this campaign you will be making a huge difference to the lives of hundreds of mothers and fathers struggling with postnatal depression, and to their children and wider families who are live under the shadow of their mental health.

 

What We Need & What You Get

  • What We Need
  • I am looking to raise £2000 which will enable me to run four Lyrical Light workshops for charities including Mothers For Mothers and Shine Swindon. The cost to run a workshop covers recording studio time to record the song, mixing and mastering for the song, artwork production for the CD cover, my time for running the workshop itself, transport and accommodation (if the workshop is a distance beyond commuting it in one day), my fee for writing the lyrics and music, fee for having the backing track or live band play the music for the track. It also covers the cost for materials for the workshop and activities I bring for the children of the course participants who are usually present during the workshop.

    There are also costs to run this campaign on Indiegogo, administration costs and set up for the campaign.

    Also included are the postage and packaging for the perks, printing for the limited edition artwork and the fee for an artist to paint the original artwork for the illustrated lyrics.

  • The Perks!

  • I have some totally unique and exciting perks for you! These include beautiful limited edition prints of illustrated lyrics, 20 minute songwriting tips Skype session with me, 30 minute skype coaching session on your choice of either vocal coaching, songwriting skills, music industry information and finally a completely unique, personalised song written and recorded just for you. 

  • What If We Don’t Reach The Goal?

  • If we don’t reach the entire fundraising goal you’ll all get your money back as it will be impossible to complete the workshops without the full funding. This will be heartbreaking for the charities so I have faith that we can reach the full amount!

     

Other Ways You Can Help

If you’re unable to contribute financially but would still like to help please feel free to share the link to the campaign on your social media and tell as many people as you can about it! 

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Name on the wall of fame

Currency Conversion $6 USD
£5 GBP
You’ll have your name on the brand new “Wall of Fame” on my website which lists people who have donated to my campaign.
Included Items
  • Name on Wall of Fame
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
20 claimed

A6 illustrated lyrics print

Currency Conversion $19 USD
£15 GBP
Beautiful A6 size limited edition print of a painting by artist Calista Wild, inspired by the lyrics of a Lyrical Light workshop song. The painting is overlaid with the chorus from this song, written by the mothers at PANDAs Yate in their Lyrical Light workshop.
Included Items
  • A6 Illustrated lyrics print
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
Only 3 left
Ships to United Kingdom

A4 Illustrated Lyrics print

Currency Conversion $38 USD
£30 GBP
Beautiful A4 size limited edition print of a painting by artist Calista Wild, inspired by the lyrics of a Lyrical Light workshop song. The painting is overlaid with the entire set of lyrics from this song, written by the mothers at PANDAs Yate in their Lyrical Light workshop.
Included Items
  • A4 Illustrated lyrics print
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
7 out of 10 of claimed
Ships to United Kingdom

Skype songwriting tips session

Currency Conversion $63 USD
£50 GBP
A 20 minute songwriting tips and questions skype session with Rachel, multi-award-winning songwriter and Songwriting Contest Judge. During this Skype session you can ask Rachel about ideas for songs and get her top 5 tips for writing great songs.
Included Items
  • Skype songwriting tips session
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
0 out of 10 of claimed

Skype mentoring session

Currency Conversion $88 USD $126 USD (30% off)
£70 GBP
A 30 minute Skype session with Rachel, multi-award-winning songwriter, vocal coach, TV judge, mentor, music workshop leader and director of Listen In Colour Artist Management. You can choose your mentoring session from: Music industry knowledge Songwriting ideas Vocal coaching
Included Items
  • Skype mentoring session
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
0 out of 10 of claimed

Songwriting Masterclass

Currency Conversion $252 USD $378 USD (33% off)
£200 GBP
The opportunity to take part in one of Rachel’s songwriting masterclasses which takes you through from songwriting ideas to writing your own original song.
Included Items
  • Songwriting Masterclass
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
0 out of 2 of claimed

Personalised Original Song

Currency Conversion $630 USD $1,261 USD (50% off)
£500 GBP
Have your very own original song written for you by Rachel, multi-award-winning songwriter and singer. You’ll share your ideas with Rachel for the song and the event it is for and she will write it for you. The song will then be professionally recorded and sent to you.
Included Items
  • Personalised original song
Estimated Shipping
February 2020
0 out of 1 of claimed

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