5/26_Remake the melody

Basic and Advanced

So, today we're starting to wind down the term. 

Here is your assignment:

1. Open Reason and start a new song.
2. Turn on the Click at the bottom of the screen. 
3. Go to www.jamglue.com or any other music-related site and find a song that you want to try to remake.
4. Listen closely to the tempo. 
5. Now in Reason, hit Play and adjust the tempo to match the song.
6. Now listen closely to the song and focus on the main melody of the song. What kind of instrument does it use? Are the notes going up or down?
7. In Reason, create an instrument that you can use to recreate the melody.
8. Playing in time to the Click, record the melody.
9. If you have time, go on to recreate the drums.
10. Save this as your name_melodies.