Thanks tunesmithth. I hear what you're saying about communication with the band. It's actually not something anyone gets hung up on - thankfully. Thing is, just what should the proper label be? I wanted to find an answer or at least create one. So far, I've not come across a definitive answer. I'd really love to come up with a term that could work for everyone. A verse is a verse. A chorus a chorus. Clear as day what they are. But these sub-parts . . Oooo . . . gray and cloudy.
Interlude and passage don't quite fit the definition that I'm trying to nail down. Since this part is really a sub-section of a standard song part, interlude doen't quite work here. Passage kind of works, but it's meaning is quite broad. Something more specific is needed.
Brainstorming:
Verse Opening
Verse-Intro
Pre-Verse-Instrumental
Verse-front
Fore-Verse
Verse-Opening-Instrumental
Verse Instrumental Opening
Verse Phrase Instrumental
Verse Opening (non-Vocal)
Verse Musical
More ideas?