Learning songs...sounds like a good plan!
Here is a bit about me and why you should hire me:
1) Music experience: I have college-level experience in recording and audio-production at my school, Capital University (feel free to Google the school - they are known for their music technology program).
2) Instrumental experience - I am a multi-instrumentalist, with 10+ years on clarinet, 7+ years in saxophone, 6+ years on guitar and a few years of piano. I can also sing a bit, or just as easily get someone better to sing for this and I could do all of the recording.
3) Equipment - I have industry-standard equipment with which I can create your songs. I have multiple guitars available to me, a clarinet, a saxophone, two cellos, an extensive MIDI-instrument library (including synthesizers, pianos, orchestra instruments, percussion, etc). I also have hardware and software for recording and audio-processing (FL Studio with a preamp) and I have the studio-standard Shure SM58 microphone.
By the way - I just want to throw out there that not many people will be willing to do professional sounding work for five songs between the budget range you posted. I mean, the first two bidders went above $300 dollars, which is well out of your budget range. If you contact me personally, we could work something out.
Hope everything works out!
Best,
Colin Betts