I've won a "scholarship" award for turning in an essay (I'll be vague about the prompt and such, but it exists!) and earned myself $500, and I'll be using that to buy some more music-making software, specifically samples and Vocaloid 5, to better expand my kit so I can have my dream set-up and practice, eventually creating some more original tunes. I like to dabble in Jazz so my first attempts may be a bit underwhelming, but hopefully, I can share my progress here soon.