I have to chuckle a bit when I hear people say they can use copyrighted material in their song because it's only a few seconds of use and it's covered under the "fair use" clause. Ummmmm, no, it's not.

Back around 1970.....My English teacher printed and handed out the lyrics to a Beatles song and then we listened and analyzed the song and it's lyrics as part of the class educational curriculum on poetry and other such things. That's what the "fair use" clause is all about.

Allowing music in schools and educational settings is common sense and exempting them from the copyright requirements for limited fair use is proper and fair to the writers.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.