Ask Me Help Desk - I want to write a song

Good! Do you have a piano or music keyboard of some kind at home?

No but I do at skewl

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Originally Posted by ArticMonkey

no but i do at skewl

Please do check your spelling, Sam! Skewl is correctly spelled, school.

Your objective here as well as mine, is for you to learn how to write a song. You've already mentioned something about your spelling in another post. So, we might as well learn something else while we are doing the thing that this post is originally about. Wouldn't you agree?

If the current Spell Check at the bottom of the posting rectangle where you post doesn't work, you can use the one at the top right of the posting rectangle that has the ABC above it. You will need to download it, though. It's perfectly safe. I downloaded it and use it all of the time.

I make mistakes in my spelling all of the time. Checking the spelling really helps me! There are still some words that I have trouble spelling, even though I check spelling on a regular basis.

If you're around Sam, would you please move your mouse to this site? You can play at least part of your song by using the Virtual Keyboard. It won't be hard. I will show you how to do it.

Thanks!

Hi,

Just a simple advice... listen to what your heart says.. from there you can begin writing simple words. You have to be in the mood too before you could do it and of course inspired by someone.. happy thoughts could help you write good lyrics, it does not matter whether they rhyme or not. Again listen to your heart that is where true words come from.
summerskye08

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Originally Posted by summerskye08

hi,

Just a simple advice... listen to what your heart says.. from there you can begin writing simple words. you have to be in the mood too before you could do it and of course inspired by someone.. happy thoughts could help you write good lyrics, it does not matter whether they rhyme or not. Again listen to your heart that is where true words come from.
summerskye08

Hi, summerskye08!

Those are good thoughts that you have! I also hope that you read through the posts from the beginning of this thread that has now gone on for nine pages. Sam's really quite good at coming up with the creative words and ideas to use concerning her thoughts!

Thanks!

Hello are you there can u teach me please

Hello to you too, Sam!

Yes, I'm here. Please give me a few minutes to put notes to the words so that you can play a little of your song. Please open another browser so that you have the keyboard also.

Thanks!

Here are the notes to the first line of your song that go along with the words. Where there is an underscore (_) beside a note, that's where you will hold the note a little longer.

You might think of the rhythm as going something like this: 1234_and 1234_and1234_3212_

E E E E_ C D D D D_ D E E E G_ F E D E_
Why do you call and why do you stare, and why do you tell me to beware?

Please let me know how it goes using the keyboard. Thanks!

OK

Okay, the notes aren't quite spaced correctly above the notes. I'm not sure that I can fix that, but will work on it. It looked okay when I was writing it.

Yea it sound good any way I have to go talk to you tamoz good night xoxo love sammy

Here it is, fixed up a little bit better so that you can understand where the notes go above the words.

E----E---E---E_-C---D---D---D--D_---D----E---E--E--G_--F--E--D-E_
Why do you call and why do you stare, and why do you tell me to beware?

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Originally Posted by ArticMonkey

yea it sound good any way i have to go talk to you tamoz good night xoxo love sammy

Okay, I do understand. We'll connect later then...

Thanks!

Hi, Sam!

If you're there, would you please move your mouse?

Thanks!

Heyy I'm here soz I haven't been on for a while I'm on now

Hi, Sam!

I wish that I'd have been able to be on here earlier when you were on! Hopefully, we will be on at the same time sometime soon!

I hope that you are well!

Thanks!

Yes I'm well but dads not lol tummy bug

Hi, Sam!

I'm here right now. Just logged onto the site. I'm sorry your dad's not feeling well. Does he have the flu?

Thanks!

Yea its cool any way how far did you get with the music?

I was waiting for you to return and us to be on at the same time. I'd rather work on it when you are here, it would work much better that way because then I wouldn't have to do a bunch of work and then maybe you not really liking what I did. It's best to take things in the song one verse at a time...

Were you able to play on the virtual keyboard what I have already written and did it make sense to you?

Thanks!

Yer I did um it made a lot of scence can you send the key bored again

Hi, Sam!

Below is the link to how to get to the keyboard again.

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - PIANO

Are you able to sing along with what you play? I'm glad that it's making sense to you!

I'm usually on about the time that you were on when posting what you did above. I will be on about that same time on most nights for me. However, I couldn't be on then because I had to do a lot of practicing on the piano.

I'll work on getting you some additional things to play for your song that you are writing.

Later...

You should first have a main topic. You're mom then think of the words or things you want to tell her then from those words you could make and then think of a tune:)

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Originally Posted by celina mae

you should first have a main topic. you're mom then think of the words or things you want to tell her then from those words you could make and then think of a tune:)

Hi, celina mae!

Those are definitely good ideas that you have! You also might want to check out how her song that she is writing has been developed so far by clicking on other pages of this thread.

Thanks!

Hi, Sam!

I do hope that you will return to here. Below, are some additional notes added to the ones that we've already composed, so that you can play and sing more of your song.

E----E--E---E__C---D---D--D---D____D---E---E--E---G__F---E--D-E___
Why do you call and why do you stare, and why do you tell me to beware?

E----E--E---E__C---D---D--D---D____D---E---E--E--G__F---E----D-E___
Why do you hug and why do you kiss, and why do you always seem to miss?

C-C---C__F____A__G___E__C--C-C------C--F_A__G____C-C-C------C--D_E__C__
Is this because you love me, or because you really don't, or because you really won't?

It is very simple!I wrote a song to my mom for her b-day one time all you have to do is find a phrase or a word anything like that and in my head things start poping up again that I can put in their use your feelings it is really simple once you get started just relax and be calm and it all will come to you I love to write songs good luck

Hey thanks sorry I haven't been on I've been very sick any way I'm still sick but I'm getting better

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Originally Posted by ibabysit

it is very simple!i wrote a song to my mom for her b-day one time all you have to do is find a phrase or a word anything like that and in my head things start poping up again that i can put in their use ur feelings it is really simple once u get started just relax and be calm and it all will come to u i love to write songs good luck

Hi, ibabysit!

Did you put your song to actual music?

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by ArticMonkey

hey thanks sorry i havent been on iv been very sick any way im still sick but im getting better

Hey, that's okay! I'm sorry that you've been very sick! :( Would you mind sharing what it was that you were sick with? I'm glad that you're getting better! :)

Thanks!

Okay Sam, I can see that you're not logged on here anymore right now. I have to go.

I hope that you feel all better in a short time!

Please do practice playing and singing what we've written so far and let me know what you think, okay?

Thanks!

Its cool I'm finding it hard to play but ill get it and yer just ad something wrng with my overys and I keept barfing :L lol gross I no

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Hey, Sam!

Here's the first part of your song actually set to music! Maybe you or one of your friends could play it!

Omg thank you

Hi, Sam!

You're welcome! I hope that what I posted is helpful to you!

I do have a fancier one that I wrote for you. Am trying to find a way so that you can actually hear the music on this site. Not sure how to do that yet. Am doing some investigating...

Thanks!

Thanks for all you have done I really apprshiate it

That's no problem and my pleasure, Sam!

Were you able to play what I wrote?

Thanks!

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Dear Sam,

Below are a couple of images of the fancier version of the first part of your song that I wrote for you. I do hope that you're able to play it! If not, then someone who is really good at the piano should be able to do that. I needed to make it two images because adding the extra notes in the left hand made it a lot bigger.

Thanks!

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Um no I wasn't but my teacher is teching it to me thanks