Learn the Basics of Music Transcription in Under 20 Minutes! Seriously.

[@m.makikjr]

This was really helpful! I love transcribing music, but this has just made it so much easier! Thanks so much.

[@thomasstone1363]

This is a great lesson! putting X's above the bar is such a great idea

[@smudgerdave1141]

It would be great if you could make a short video showing you doing this with a piece you don't know at an advanced level. I'm confident someone at your level can pull the dots out of thin air and get them (nearly) right first time. Give us all something to aim for!

[@lordhelmet6691]

I completely forgot that I knew how to do this. I haven't thought of this in 2 years and this has brought back so many memories. Also I didn't realize Michael was Left handed before this,

[@NomeDeArte]

Great video! Best regards from Argentina

[@alexanderhelt738]

As an amateur as far as transcribing goes, I am very excited watch this!

[@DeedeeM3gaDooDoo]

had so much fun learning from your way, man , awesome

[@ChadwellJ]

Supplies Required: - Brain Looks like I gotta go to the store twice this week.

[@bgclarinet]

Transcribe! by Seventh String Software is a really great program for slowing down or transposing or even adjusting intonation. It's all I've used for about 20 years.

[@chriskenny2826]

Free?

[@bgclarinet]

@@chriskenny2826 Unfortunately not. But worth it.

[@lyndafoster9437]

OMG. I LOVE THIS. !! 💃🏻

[@javierquesada798]

teacher this video is very illustrative very good as always congratulations happy thanksgiving health

[@ralphhirs9959]

Absolutely great how you explained it. Thanks

[@jackdolphy8965]

Great, Thank You. though I am a little surprised that you didn't make step 1 being listening to the chosen (piece) many ,many times enough so as to be able to precisely sing along with it... even if I don't sing like Sing very well! which i don't. Your aim to get the rhythms down first is super! I have tended to learn 'lick by lick' and figure out where 1 (or 2 or 3 etc) is in relation to it. My 'method' is not optimal. Thank you for highlighting getting the entire rhythm down first.

[@hallohallo361]

You can use KZbin to slow down the music (click the settings icon)

[@sergej100qca4]

My main problem is with rhythm. I'm a saxophone player and I've been transcribing George Garzone's solo on "Like Someone In Love" and Mark Turner's solo on "Skylark". I can get the notes down, but I can't write the rhythm. Any tips for transcribing rhythms in fast "free" passages from solos that I mentioned? Thanks in advance

[@jakeziccardi5317]

At a point you have to recognize where there is rythmn and where the rubato is such a That you shouldn't bother writing out the rythmn so neurotically, just approximate because the reason you're writing it out is to help yourself commit the language not to convey it to others. Personally, my professor doesn't even have us write it out, just learn it by ear and memorize it.

[@fg87fgd]

Pull the audio into your DAW, get the tempo, slow it down, down, down, switch on the metronome and set it to eighth, sixteenths...

[@earspasm]

@@jakeziccardi5317 That is definitely one way to do it. But for practice, it is helpful to understand how to get the rhythm quantized so it can be read - this is useful if you ever want to share your tran$$criptions.

[@marcpollentier4276]

Great!!! Thanks a lot!

[@blueeggs]

Are you ever going to transcribe Summertime? If so I would definitely buy it! It’s a wonderful piece!!!!

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

Really helpful. Thank you.

[@iYessicaH]

Could you do a run down of how to transcribe something with spoken words?

[@briannamilhoan2492]

I would like to know if circular breathing can be done on a flute

[@pavelmanEC]

Please, could you let youtube to add the subtitles.?, the rest of the world wants to learn too..

[@jotarodripjo4449]

If anyone wants a cheat for finding the beat in jazz recordings listen to the hi hat. Usually the hi hat is played on the 2 and 4 of the beat.

[@gabrielv9253]

Hi are you going to Midwest this year?

[@earspasm]

Yep!

[@TRAVELERinANantiqueLAND]

Hi, I am a high schooler who plays on a Yamaha model 221II. I am wandering what would be a good mouthpiece to fit this right now it has a Yamaha 4c. Best Regards -Nathan Berger

[@Osnosis]

A 4C is pretty closed, so it will tend towards being a classical mpc. Test a bunch with your teacher; no recommendations on KZbin will be better than that.

[@TRAVELERinANantiqueLAND]

@@Osnosis Thank you

[@christianiacuzzi1572]

You didn't note the b Natural! According to your transcription that's a B flat.. shame on you Just joking. Thanks for this video, it was reeeeeally helpful

[@micahballard7265]

I was wondering about that too lol, still a helpful video though

[@johnmcclain610]

I found this comment because I was also planning on pointing it out. He noted it as B-flat but played it as a B-natural. Nevertheless it’s an excellent video and great tutorial. I find it to be very helpful.

[@breakingcandy3033]

who has a printer, because I definetly dont

[@normalizedaudio2481]

20 Min. Yea right. It's just like making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Easy.