I found the process of song writing to be a bit frustrating.  I was constantly judging my work as not being good enough and I was unable to think of myself as a beginner.  I wanted my song to sound as good as something you would hear on the radio and I did not think that it did.  However, with time I was able to recognize the hard work that I put into my song and think of it as a starting point for the rest of my music filled life!  I know that I want to continue with song writing and maybe one day I can write something that is good enough to be on the radio, but for now I am proud of the progress that I have made.  I think that this is an important life lesson as a future educator to teach my students too.  As they all say, practice makes perfect.   

The criteria for my song was to write a chorus and 2 verses and for it to be 2-3 minutes long. I also wanted to stay on pitch and hold my ukulele properly. I am happy to say that I achieved all of these things.

At first, I started writing a song about my family but given the recent events with the COVID-19 virus, I decided that I wanted to change the direction of my song. The COVID-19 virus has taken over all of our lives and it’s been hard not to think about anything else. I am a very social person and I rarely spend time at home. Throughout the school year I usually work 4 different jobs and all of those have been cancelled. It has been difficult adjusting to this new routine and social distancing but writing this song has helped me express some of the emotions I have been feeling. I hope that this song will convince people how important it is to stay home and flatten the curve of this virus.

Here it is… Stay Home by Maeve Poulin

Strumming Pattern: DDUUDU

Intro:

F (x2), Dm(x2), Bb(x2), Dm, C (DUD)

Chorus:

F                                                          Dm     

Schools out, doors closed, and we don’t know

                                                Bb

Everything’s getting out of control

                                    Dm           C

Once this is done, we’ll sing and dance all night

F                                                          Dm     

Right now, there’s time to make this right

                                       Bb

Instead of going out all night

Dm       C

Spread love within your own 4 walls

Verse 1:

Bb                                              F

Try something new to not stay blue

                                                Dm

Like online yoga or clean your room

                                                F                            C

Everything you’ve put off you now have time to do

Bb                                 F

Make a new recipe to eat

                                                            Dm

Set a challenge for your friends to complete

                                         F            C

One day we’ll miss all of this free time, cause…

Chorus:

F                                                          Dm     

Schools out, doors closed, and we don’t know

                                                Bb

Everything’s getting out of control

                                     Dm            C

Once this is done, we’ll sing and dance all night

F                                                          Dm     

Right now, there’s time to make this right

                                       Bb

Instead of going out all night

Dm         C

Spread love within your own 4 walls

Verse 2:

Bb                                                     F

Support the people who need our help

                                                Dm

Lock up and just stay in for them

                                    F                      C

Fill up the 6 feet with kindness and care

Bb                                            F

Keep going on we must stay strong

                                                Dm

I know you can keep carrying on

                                      F        C            F

Just know we’re all in this together as one