Final Project version #1 

(Blood, Sweat & Tears)


Notation Requirements

Create a lead sheet of the given example, including:

1. The melody, with all appropriate markings
2. The lyrics
3. All chord symbols, placed above the staff
4. Title and composer/lyricist credits
5. Your name as a footer
6. This may be done using either Finale or Sibelius

*Turn in a printout of the lead sheet and the electronic version of the file*

 


Sequencer Requirements

Create a MIDI sequence in Cubase with the following components:

1. Create an Introduction, min. 4 measures in length
2. Record the melody, accompaniment, bassline, and percussion

track 1 (channel 1)- Melody - use a single line instrument (no keyboards)
track 2 (channel 2)- Accompaniment - use a multiple voice instrument
track 3 (channel 3)- Bass - use a single line instrument
track 4 (channel 10)- Percussion - use atleast three different percussive sounds

3. Create an improvisation or variation section, min 16 measures, related to the theme melodically or harmonically and in the same style as the melody.
4. Create an ending, min. 4 measures in length
5. Arrange them into an Intro-Theme-Improv-Theme-Ending fashion (A-B-C-B-D)
6. This may be done using Cubase
7. Name your files xxxxxxxxGodBless.cpr and xxxxxxxxGodBless.mid

*Turn in the Cubase file (.cpr) and the exported type 1 MIDI file (.mid)*

OR

Create the recording in Reason

1. Use the same specifications as above for the structure of the recording.
2. Use a different synthesizer for each voice. You must use atleast one Subtractor Synth and one NN-19 Sampler as well as the Redrum synth (for the percussion track).
3. Your file should be named xxxxxxxxGodBless.rsn

*Turn in the Reason file (.rsn) - no MIDI file*