Interval Transcription Practice Exercises
If you can recognise intervals the next step is to write down the notes you hear. Work through these easy, medium and hard transcription exercises.
Hear It, Write It, Play It: Solfege Helps You Get It
Can you transcribe music by ear? Use the solfa framework taught in this series and you’ll be able to easily write down music just like in this example.
Solfa and the Score: Music Transcription
Work through these exercises to be able to transcribe short melodies using the notes of the pentatonic scale and solfa syllables you have internalised.
How to Transcribe Music like a Pro: Finding the Key
Knowing the key can save you a lot of head-scratching when transcribing music. Here are some tricks to quickly find the key of a song by ear.
How to Transcribe Music Like a Pro: The Rhythm Section
Transcription takes time. Follow these tips for transcribing bass and chords to speed up the process and amaze yourself with your transcribing abilities.
How to Transcribe Music Like a Pro: Conquering Long Songs
Transcription can be intimidating, especially for longer pieces of music. Recognizing musical patterns, and technology make the job much faster and easier.
How to Transcribe Music like a Pro: Before You Start
Transcription, the art of writing down the music we hear, combines every aspect of ear training. Learn how to start and the best tech tools to help you out.
Applying Solfa to Real Music
Solfa comes alive when you apply it to hearing real music. Soon you will see how quickly you will be able to play by ear and transcribe what you’re hearing.
How to transcribe a song: 7 must-know tips and tricks
Transcribing a song by ear can seem like an overwhelming process at first but taking a more structured approach like this makes the whole process much easier.
Why learn to transcribe music?
Transcribing music is generally a core part of the syllabus for music degrees and higher-level instrument learning. Why? In the 21st century it may seem outdated to worry about how we write down music with a pencil on a staff. But in fact, the benefits of learning to...What's the best program to transcribe music?
There are lots of software programs which can help you transcribe music and practice playing music by ear. Some are desktop software packages (Mac/PC) and others are apps for mobile devices (iPhone, Android, etc.) The main features they offer which help with...
Melodic Dictation for the rest of us
Working out tunes by ear (“melodic dictation”) doesn’t need to be difficult or scary. These tips will help you conquer your fears and master melodic dictation.
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