The Verse

Yesterday, we talked about the Chorus, the catchy part of the song that is the central idea of a song.

Today we are going to talk about the Verse. The Verse is the part of the song where the story is told. Typically a Pop or Hip Hop song has 3 Verses that are each 16 bars long and separated by the Chorus...for example: Intro/Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Outro

1. Open Reason.
2. Create an M-Class Mastering Suite Combi
3. Create a Mixer 14:2
   
4. Make a beat that would be the chorus of a song.
5. Start with your Redrum Drumbeat.
6. Make it either a 16 step or 32 step drum pattern with...
7. A clap, snap, or snare drum on 5 and 13
8. A Bass Drum on 1 and a few other boxes
9. At least two other sounds from the High Hat folder, Percussion Hi, Percussion Other, FX, or Glitch.
10. Copy the Pattern to Track.
11. Create one of the Soft Synth Instruments (Subtractor, Malstrom, NN19...) and either the Keyboard or the Matrix.
12. If you use the keyboard move the Right Loop point to R3.
13. Make a melody, record it and quantize it.
    
14. If you use the Matrix, make a melody with the volume up on between 3 and 7 notes. Make the melody in either Octave 4 or 5.
15. Copy Pattern to Track.
16. Create a Dr. Rex and load a loop to go with your beat.
    
17. Copy Pattern to Track.
18. Add either another part using the Dr. Rex or another Soft Synth with a Keyboard or Matrix using the lower octaves.
19. Record or Copy Pattern to Track.
20. Save the beat in your folder as (Your Name) First Verse.
21. Go online and find a song that you like.
22. Open your email, compose a new email, and answer the following questions.
23. What is the title of your song?
24. How many verses are in your song?
    
25. Write the lyrics of the first verse.
26. Does the title appear in the verse?
27. How many lines are there in the first verse?
28. How many bars are there in the verse?
29. What are the different instruments you hear in the verse?
30. Send your email to mrprice@ccpaedu.com