Those interested in purchasing the piece "The Current Sensation" surely noticed the statement that 70% of its proceeds are going to charity. The mission of the Shark Conservation Fund is to support the conservation and protection of sharks and their habitats worldwide. By funding innovative research and effective advocacy, they aim to raise awareness about the vital role sharks play in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems. The fund collaborates with various organizations to promote sustainable practices and policies that safeguard these magnificent creatures for future generations. Your support helps empower these efforts and contributes to the survival of shark populations globally.

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The lyrics of "The Current Sensation" detail a fatal shark attack resulting from the victim being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The same is the case for sharks in real life, killed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, whether perceived as a danger or as prey for humans. In performing this piece, encourage your singer to frame Priscilla the villainous "shark" as the one the singer and her audience are rooting for - having no capacity for human thought is a trait we often heroicize in humans after all. In this narrative, Priscilla's actions are hard for us to empathise with. However, to the audience the singer has cultivated within the world of the song, they are simply a good laugh. Priscilla's actions are framed as those of an average shark when they are, in fact, those of humans against sharks. The piece is being sung by a metaphorical shark to other metaphorical sharks, us, about the latest catch of the day: Melissa. Though a human, she plays the role sharks do in our society - feared and preyed upon. Imagine you, a human, are on Priscilla's side, in favor of invading the natural order and disrupting the hierarchy of the food chain. You are at the top. Do not believe you could ever be at the bottom. The sharks are below us, and if we become too hungry, they cannot fight us. If we become too hungry, we will leave not a crumb of them behind. Priscilla is not a real shark. We are the real Priscilla. This must change.

 

70% of the proceeds for this sheet music will be donated to the Shark Conservation Fund, and I encourage you to donate more. https://www.sharkconservationfund.org/