For this lesson, you will be creating your first independent Reason Essentials project from scratch. Make an effort to do as much as you can during the lesson otherwise, you will have to finish it during your free time in school or at home. Keep things simple and manageable. this is not meant to be your RE masterpiece.
Strictly follow the instructions given below and you will get a very good grade at the end of this project.
You will be assessed on:
a) use of tools (standard commands for selecting, quantizing, transposing, copying, pasting and resizing shortcuts)
b) use of metronome, time signature, snap and grid settings (basically, your project must be in sync to the beat!)
c) use of devices (instrument sounds)
Instructions:
1) Create a new blank project in 4/4 time signature. Pick any tempo you like to develop an original idea.
2) Create tracks for the following devices:
- ID8
- Subtractor
- Redrum
2) Your piece of music must be instrumental and restricted to the Reason instruments (no audio tracks). You can write notes using the mouse or record them on the keyboard. It can be any style!
3) Your piece must present two contrasting sections (A & B) in the "C" major key. they can be 4 to 8 bars long.
4) Once you have your ideas recorded, you will expand your project by transposing one or both sections to a different key (F, G or D).
5) Then you should explore the tools learnt in previous lessons to add variation to your project. The goal is to keep it interesting to the listener!
6) Think of an interesting way of starting and ending your project creating an Intro. and an Ending.
7)Export your finished project by setting the End locator to the end of your song. Export audio to wave: 16bits, 44.1khz.
8) Convert your song to mp3 using the free mp3 converter app in the computer.
9) Create a soundcloud account with your school email and upload your song.
10) submit your work as a comment in our blog for assessment.
Grades:
7- Brilliant piece of music. Showcases an excellent and creative use of the reason devices and well-developed musical ideas. The student effectively applies techniques learnt in improvising lessons and meet all the requirements for the project.
6- Very good piece of music. Presents a very good use of the reason devices and well-developed ideas. The students applies some techniques learnt in improvising lessons and meet all the requirements for the project.
5- Good piece of music. Presents a very good use of the reason devices and well-developed ideas. The students attempts to apply techniques learnt in improvising lessons and meet all the requirements for the project.
4- Good piece of music. Student uses reason devices creatively and meet all the requirements for the project.
3- Inconsistent piece of music. Student uses reason devices in a creative way but does not meet the requirements of the project.
2- Poor piece of music. Student struggle with basic software operations and was unable to meet the requirements of the project.
1- unsatisfactory, project was not submitted for assessment.
Good luck!
