4/3_Song Structure 3

Basic

So today is the last day for us to finish up our projects. Remember, that to get full credit, you must have these elements:

1. A basic song structure including an Intro, Verses (at least 3), and Choruses (at least 3)
2. At least 6 different instruments (only 1 Dr. Rex!)

Now, if you have all the requirements met and want to try to pick up some extra credit, you can add in a PreChorus, which we discussed on Tuesday, or a Bridge...

A Bridge is a musical/lyrical change in a song that comes in after a couple of verses and choruses. Its purpose is to switch things up for the listener and keep things from getting too repetitive. A bridge is typically 8 bars long.

So, before I let you get back to working on your songs, let's listen to the song, "Heartless" by Kanye and analyze the structure. 

kanye heartless by brooklynGME

This time, besides counting the numbers of verses and choruses, I want you to try to pick out where the bridge comes in. How does it sound different from the other parts of the song?

Advanced

Your third songs are DUE today. Remember that you need to include the following information in the Song Information section (File>Song Information):

• The name of the artist/producer whose style you are imitating.
• Five elements that artist's style that you are including in your song.

Other than that, please just make sure that this is a FULL SONG - minimum 3 Verses/Choruses, Intro, Outro/Fade out.

Save this as your name_Song 3 and turn it in to the Dropoff folder.

Have a great and relaxing Spring Break!