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I'm taking an online course through Coursera on musicianship. The first two modules were on music theory and music production (using tech to record songs). The current module is on song writing. This assignment was to write an unstable verse and a stable chorus, using number of lines and lengths of lines to effect the stability or to add emphasis. In theory, the shorter odd-numbered line in the verse helps provide instability, while the longer even-numbered line in the chorus provides stability and emphasis. I may further develop this piece into an actual song, probably by splitting up and expanding that verse into two thoughts, then adding a third verse after the chorus.