I am a writer of children's literature, author of O Gato Tagarela (cat Chatter) and I have developed a musical, educational and recreational project.
I need to purchase an electro-acoustic guitar to continue the work I have done so here.
Who is “O Gato Tagarela? Well, he is a happy cat, with pompous, funny whisker, and comes from a family of musicians. However, he realizes that, although he makes fantastic popped corns and writes sweet love letters, he is not much of a singer. It's a funny story, filled with friendship and companionship.
And with such a nice character I thought to myself: I have to do something cute, colorful, funny, so as to present this, well, sort of musician cat. So, that’s exactly what I did. I grabbed my guitar and my own text and composed original songs.
My guitar is quite old, and I cannot make much of it now, due to its bad condition. As it is a classical unamplified guitar, it hinders my presentations in spaces with sound system.
So, this campaign shall serve to appeal to your generosity and ask for your contribution/donation, so that I can acquire the following material so much needed for my amazing presentations.
-electro-acoustic guitar and accessories (with an acceptable quality);
-amplifier;
-wireless microphone headset.
In this way, my sweet Chatty Cat (Gato Tagarela) can continue to tickle the little ones with music (the Chatty Cat sings badly although with the heart, but I swear I sing well too).
I THANK YOU ALL!
Sou um deles e com muito orgulho!
About the author
I'm the promoter of this campaign. My name is Nádia Pereira, I’m 34 years, and I hold a Bachelor in Journalism and write children books. All in all, I'm a writer, animator and storyteller.
I used to have singing lessons at the Conservatory of Music, and I have applied for a scholarship.
I participated in a Workshop to learn face painting and balloon modelling and am willing to improve my skills in the area of Education to continue this project.
I believe that by playing we can give dreams a real face, and there is nothing that truly makes me more happy than working with children.
“O Gato Tagarela” was born thanks to the need of offering children a sweet present at Christmas. The story is the present itself. I never knew my story would actually become a book one day.
In 2013 I participated in a children's literature contest, and won the first prize. The book presentation took place at FIL, on 8 December 2013.
My “adventure” began since then. I presented this project to the public in all Fnac stores, as well as in various schools and bookstores. I've been collaborating with musicians to let children know the various styles of music that exist: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Portuguese Fado, etc.
Budget and due dates
As the number of invitations is growing and as I have already scheduled more presentations in April, May and June, it is important to acquire the so desired guitar as soon as possible. This is why this campaign will last for 45 days.
When there is a significant number of children in a school, using a guitar without amplification makes it hard for children to listen and inevitably compromises the success of the presentation.
My estimation regarding costs is the following:
Guitar: EUR 350
Amplifier: EUR 50
Microphone headset and accessories for the guitar: EUR 70.
Commissions: EUR 30.75 (Commission of 5% + VAT) from PPL.
Estimated total costs of this campaign: EUR 500.75.
* The book “O Gato Tagarela” costs (PVP): EUR 6.90