Recording Arts 8 Project Proposal

G S Lakie Recording Arts

Yaretz
NAME: ________________________
Your project will be featured on a class compilation disc that will be distributed to yourself
after completion. Your project must be less than 8 minutes long and be entirely original or
an arrangement of another song. No samples or previously copyrighted material will be
accepted.
This proposal sheet is for marks and adds to your overall course mark.
Main Platforms Available To Use:
Nuendo
Reason
Garage Band
Secondary Sources:
Soundtrack samples or loops
Garageband samples or loops
Possible project options
1. Reason project to make backing track for vocals/instrument.
2. Reason only project to make a dance tune or song using Reason devices.
3. Live vocal/instrumental performance recorded, mixed, and mastered.
4. Live band performance recorded, mixed and mastered.
5. Multi-track live audio project recorded, mixed and mastered.
6. Arrangement of a popular song recorded live or multi-tracked.
7. Mixing engineer contribution setting up mics and instruments to record, mix and
produce the song.

Project Details
1. What is going to be the style or musical genre of your song?



2. What kind of audience is your composition designed for?




3. If you are writing lyrics for your song, please describe the overall story you want to
tell in a few words. If your composition is going to be an instrumental, describe the
mood or feel you want to portray.

4. What is going to be the instrumentation of your song?

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5. Which form structure are you going to use to build your song? (circle one)
1. Intro/verse 1/chorus/verse 2/chorus
2. Intro/verse 1/chorus/verse 2/chorus/verse 3/chorus/outro
3. Intro/verse 1/chorus/verse 2/bridge/verse 3/chorus/outro
4. Intro/verse 1-2/chorus/verse 3/chorus/bridge/verse 4/chorus
5. Intro/verse 1-2/pre-chorus/chorus/verse 3/pre-chorus/chorus/bridge/chorus
6. Pyramid (one theme with developing instrumentation)
7. Double pyramid (theme 1/theme 2/breakdown/theme1

Own form: _________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Please list the reference recording or recordings that may have inspired and guided your
project. Fill in the following details and be ready to play them for the class.

Artist-
Genre-
Title-
Album-
Date-
Song file location (youtube address, on CD, on mp3 player, etc.)

7. People who are assisting me in my project are:
Name:





Role:
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8. Some things I would like help with are:



9. The working title of my project is going to be:
(This can be changed later)

Hand this form in for a completion mark once project is complete!

Tracking Requirements:
(Please check)

/Live performance

/Backtrack (must be formatted to AIFF and ready for import)

/Multitracking (please see below)

/Lead Vocals

/Doubling

/Backing Vocals

/Ensemble (Number of singers: ___________)

/Overdub

/Guitars

/Acoustic

/Electric


/D.I.


/Amp


/Line 6 POD


/Both


/Other please describe: ______________________________________________________

/Sequenced (backing track)

/Other (Woodwinds, brass, strings, etc.)
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/Keyboards

/Acoustic

/Electric

/Organ

/Sequenced (backing track)

/Bass

/D.I.

/Amp

/Sequenced (backing track)

/Drums

/OH miking

/Full 8 channel miking

/Sequenced (backing track or loop)

/Auxiliary percussion
Please list:
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/Other
Please list: