Become a Piano Transcriber at Home
Music transcription is a great way to learn how to play by ear, and it also helps develop your understanding of how music works. Transcribing will help you to understand chord progressions, melodies, rhythms and much more. It is a skill that can be used in a variety of ways, including playing and composing your own songs. It is a valuable tool for musicians of all genres, as it can help you learn how to play other people’s music, and it will give you a deep understanding of the musical language. This is a skill that is essential for anyone who wants to be an accomplished pianist or musician.
The first step in learning to transcribe music is to listen closely and attentively, with no distractions, to the music you are trying to transcribe. It may take some time to understand the melody, harmony and structure of a piece of music, but the more you practice, the quicker and easier it will become.
Once you have listened to the song and are confident that you know what you want to transcribe, you can begin to work out the notes. This can be done either on a computer program such as Audacity or with a good MIDI compatible digital keyboard (such as the Yamaha CP series). It is best to use a piano for this, as it will give you the most accurate results, but any instrument will work. However, when you are doing your transcriptions, try to avoid using your instrument as a calculator – it does not improve your ear! If you have to check your answer, stop listening and Think again until you can find a more logical solution. This process of ‘Listen Think Check’ is taught at all music colleges, and it is the most effective way to learn to transcribe.
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Tips to Help You Become a Piano Transcriber at Home
There are many different programs available which can slow down or modulate a recording to make it easier to transcribe. While it is better to learn to do everything by ear without the use of technology, it can be helpful for beginners or when you are on a deadline. The most popular programs for this are Transcribe! and Amazing Slow Downer.
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Once you have successfully transcribed a passage of music, it can be a good idea to transpose it to different keys. This will force you to think of the music in relation to the key, rather than just thinking of it as a set of individual notes. Try transposing it to just 1 or 2 keys at first, then gradually increase the number of keys that you transpose to.
Another tip for unpacking transcription is to use it as an opportunity to learn chord symbols and Roman numeral analysis if you do not already know them. This will speed up your transcriptions, and allow you to see the connections between the chords. It is also a good idea to learn some basic phrasing and portamento techniques for the instruments in the recording that you are working on. This will help you to bring the emotion of the original composition into your own performance of the transcribed piece.
